Lepus

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astronomicalObject constellation globularCluster openCluster planetaryNebula star

Lepus is a small southern constellation located just below Orion, traditionally representing a hare.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lepus canonical 11

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomicalObject ⓘ
constellation ⓘ
globularCluster ⓘ
openCluster ⓘ
planetaryNebula ⓘ
star ⓘ
star ⓘ
star ⓘ
star ⓘ
abbreviation Lep ⓘ
apparentMagnitude 2.58 ⓘ
2.81 ⓘ
7.7 ⓘ
associatedMythology Greek mythology ⓘ
surface form: GreekMythology
belongsTo 48PtolemaicConstellations ⓘ
IAU 88 modern constellations list ⓘ
surface form: 88IAUConstellations
bestVisibleAtLocalTime around21hInJanuary ⓘ
borderedBy Caelum ⓘ
Columba ⓘ
Eridanus ⓘ
Monoceros ⓘ
Orion ⓘ
brightestStar Arneb ⓘ
containsDeepSkyObject IC418 ⓘ
Messier79 ⓘ
NGC2017 ⓘ
containsStar DeltaLeporis ⓘ
GammaLeporis ⓘ
declinationRange approximatelyMinus11DegreesToMinus27Degrees ⓘ
genitiveForm Leporis ⓘ
hasIAUBoundariesDefinedIn 1930 ⓘ
IAUConstellationCode Lep ⓘ
latinNameMeaning hare ⓘ
liesSouthOf Orion ⓘ
locatedIn southernCelestialHemisphere ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
oftenDepictedAs hareChasedByOrionsDogs ⓘ
rightAscensionRange approximately4h57mTo6h11m ⓘ
secondBrightestStar Nihal ⓘ
spectralType F0Ib ⓘ
F6V ⓘ
G5II ⓘ
traditionalRepresentation hare ⓘ
visibleInSeason northernWinter ⓘ
southernSummer ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orion → borderedBy → Lepus ⓘ
Canis Major → borderedBy → Lepus ⓘ
Lepus → locatedInConstellation → Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Arneb
Lepus → locatedInConstellation → Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Nihal
Lepus → locatedInConstellation → Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: GammaLeporis
Lepus → locatedInConstellation → Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: DeltaLeporis
Lepus → locatedInConstellation → Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Messier79
Lepus → locatedInConstellation → Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: NGC2017
Lepus → locatedInConstellation → Lepus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: IC418
Eridanus → borderingConstellation → Lepus ⓘ
Monoceros → borders → Lepus ⓘ