LEPUS
(Abbreviation: Lep)
An original constellation. In mythology, it was said that Orion was particularly fond of hunting hares and so a hare was placed beside him in the sky. Lepus is fairly distinctive. There
are 8 stars above the fourth magnitude.
BRIGHTEST STARS
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAG. |
ABS.MAG. |
SPEC |
DIST.PC | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | |||||
|
2 Î |
05 |
05 |
27.6 |
-22 |
22 |
16 |
3.19 |
-0.3 |
K5 |
50 |
|
3 i |
05 |
12 |
17.8 |
-11 |
52 |
09 |
4.45 |
-0.2 |
B8 |
85 |
|
5 m |
05 |
12 |
55.8 |
-16 |
12 |
20 |
3.31 |
-0.8 |
B9 |
66 |
|
4 k |
05 |
13 |
13.8 |
-12 |
56 |
30 |
4.36 |
-1.2 |
B8 |
130 |
|
6 l |
05 |
19 |
34.4 |
-13 |
10 |
36 |
4.29 |
-4.5 |
BO.5 |
520 (MEASYRE
UNCERTAIN) |
|
HD
34968 |
05 |
20 |
26.8 |
-21 |
14 |
23 |
4.71 |
0.6 |
AO |
66 |
|
9 b |
05 |
28 |
14.7 |
-20 |
45 |
35 |
2.84 |
-2.1 |
G2 |
97 NIHAL L/Y
113 |
|
11 a |
05 |
32 |
43.7 |
-17 |
49 |
20 |
2.58 |
-4.7 |
FO |
290 ARNEB L/Y 900
|
|
13 g |
05 |
44 |
27.7 |
-22 |
26 |
55 |
3.60 |
4.1 |
F6 |
8.1 |
|
14 z |
05 |
46 |
57.2 |
-14 |
49 |
20 |
3.55 |
1.7 |
A3 |
24 |
|
15 d |
05 |
51 |
19.2 |
-20 |
52 |
45 |
3.81 |
0.3 |
G8 |
48 |
|
16 h |
05 |
56 |
24.2 |
-14 |
10 |
04 |
3.71 |
1.7 |
FO |
20 |
|
18 q |
06 |
06 |
09.3 |
-14 |
56 |
07 |
4.67 |
0.8 |
AO |
18 |
DOUBLES
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAGS. |
P.A. |
DIST. | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | ||||
|
3 i |
05 |
12 |
17.8 |
-11 |
52 |
09 |
4.4,10.5 |
335 |
12.8 FIXED |
|
4 k |
05 |
13 |
13.8 |
-12 |
56 |
30 |
4.4,7.5 |
258 |
2.6
FIXED |
|
9 b |
05 |
28 |
14.7 |
-20 |
45 |
35 |
2.8,11.0 |
308 |
2.6 |
|
13 g |
05 |
44 |
27.7 |
-22 |
26 |
55 |
3.8,6.4 |
351 |
94.9
FIXED |
VARIABLES
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
RANGE |
PERIOD.D |
SPEC |
TYPE | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||||
|
R |
04 |
57.3 |
-14 |
53 |
5.9---10.5 |
432 |
N |
MIRA. VERY RED
|
|
T |
05 |
02.7 |
-21 |
58 |
7.4---13.5 |
368 |
M |
MIRA |
|
S |
06 |
03.7 |
-24 |
11 |
6.4---7.7 |
90 |
N6 |
SEMI-REGULAR |
CLUSTERS AND NEBULÆ
|
OBJECT |
R.A. |
DEC |
TYPE |
NOTES | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||
|
NGC 1904 M.79 |
05 |
22.2 |
-24 |
34 |
GLOBULA |
MAG.
79.9 |
|
I
418 |
05 |
25.4 |
-12 |
44 |
PLANETARY |
MAG. 12. CENTER
STAR
|
|
NGC 1964 |
05 |
31.2 |
-21 |
59 |
GALAXY |
MAG. 12. TYPE Sb
|
