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''' Lepus ''' is a constellation in the southern sky. It is surrounded by [[Monoceros]], [[Orion]], [[Eridanus]], [[Caelum]], [[Columba]] and [[Canis Major]].
''' Lepus ''' is a constellation in the southern sky, immediately to the south of [[Orion]]. It is also surrounded by [[Monoceros]], [[Eridanus]], [[Caelum]], [[Columba]] and [[Canis Major]].


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===Remarkable objects===
===Remarkable objects===


* α Leporis, also called [[Arneb]], is a supergiant with an apparent magnitude of 2<sup>m</sup>.6.  
* α Leporis, [[Arneb]], is a supergiant with an apparent magnitude of 2.6.
* R Leporis  is an irregular variable star which was first described by the British astronomer [[John Russel Hind]] in 1845.  
* β Leporis, [[Nihal]], has an apparent magnitude of 2.81.  
* R Leporis  is an irregular variable star which was first described by the British astronomer [[John Russell Hind]] in 1845.


===History and mythology===
===History and mythology===


As Hermes, the messenger, admired the speediness and fertility of the hare, he put it in the sky as a constellation. As it was placed near [[Orion]], this emphasised the latter's role as a hunter. It was also related that the ''Great Dog'', [[Canis Major]], chased the hare.<ref>
Hermes, the messenger, admired the speediness and fertility of the hare, so he put it in the sky as a constellation. As it was placed near [[Orion]], this emphasised the latter's role as a hunter. It was also said that the ''Great Dog'', [[Canis Major]], chased the hare.<ref>
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Lepus is a constellation in the southern sky, immediately to the south of Orion. It is also surrounded by Monoceros, Eridanus, Caelum, Columba and Canis Major.


Lepus
Latin name Lepus
Latin genitive Leporis
International abbreviation Lep
Number of stars 103
Symbology Hare


Remarkable objects

  • α Leporis, Arneb, is a supergiant with an apparent magnitude of 2.6.
  • β Leporis, Nihal, has an apparent magnitude of 2.81.
  • R Leporis is an irregular variable star which was first described by the British astronomer John Russell Hind in 1845.

History and mythology

Hermes, the messenger, admired the speediness and fertility of the hare, so he put it in the sky as a constellation. As it was placed near Orion, this emphasised the latter's role as a hunter. It was also said that the Great Dog, Canis Major, chased the hare.[1]

References

  1. Perrey, Werner. Sternbilder und ihre Legenden. Stuttgart: Verlag Urachhaus. ISBN 3-8251-7172-8. 


88 Official Constellations by IAU

AndromedaAntliaApusAquariusAquilaAraAriesAurigaBoötesCaelumCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis MajorCanis MinorCapricornusCarinaCassiopeiaCentaurusCepheusCetusChamaeleonCircinusColumbaComa BerenicesCorona AustralisCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCruxCygnusDelphinusDoradoDracoEquuleusEridanusFornaxGeminiGrusHerculesHorologiumHydraHydrusIndusLacertaLeoLeo MinorLepusLibraLupusLynxLyraMensaMicroscopiumMonocerosMuscaNormaOctansOphiuchusOrionPavoPegasusPerseusPhoenixPictorPiscesPiscis AustrinusPuppisPyxisReticulumSagittaSagittariusScorpiusSculptorScutumSerpensSextansTaurusTelescopiumTriangulumTriangulum AustraleTucanaUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVelaVirgoVolansVulpecula