Lepus
Origin
Lepus, Latin for a hare, is a small constellation located just south of the celestial equator.
Bright Stars
Alpha Leporis, the brightest star of Lepus at magnitude 2.6. It called Arneb which means "hare" in Arabic.
Beta Leporis, a magnitude-2.8 star.
Gamma Leporis is a double star in binoculars. The primary is magnitude 3.6, and the secondary is magnitude 6.2. Delta Leporis is a magnitude-3.8 star. Epsilon Leporis is magnitude 3.2. Kappa Leporis is a double star and can be resolved through medium-aperture amateur telescopes. The primary is magnitude 4.4 and the secondary is magnitude 7.4.


Credit: E. Slawik/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani
Notable Objects
Lepus contains the globular cluster Messier 79, a magnitude-8.7 globular cluster.
