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Constellation

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Lepus
Lepus (constellation)
Lepus is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator, immediately south of Orion. Its name is Latin for hare. Although the hare does not represent any particular figure in Greek mythology, Lepus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
α Lep Alpha Leporis Alpha Leporis is the brightest star in the constellation Lepus. It has the traditional name Arneb, from the Arabic أرنب ’arnab "hare"....	α	11	36673	25985	2.58	−5.40	1283	F0Ib	Arneb (Elarneb), Arsh
β Lep Beta Leporis Beta Leporis is the second brightest star in the constellation of Lepus. It is a G-type bright giant star approximately 159 light-years from the Earth and has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 2.84.It is also known as Nihal,"quenching their thirst"...	β	9	36079	25606	2.81	−0.63	159	G5II	Nihal (Nibal)
ε Lep Epsilon Leporis Epsilon Leporis is a Class K5III, third-magnitude star in the constellation Lepus.This star is an orange giant, located about 225 light-years from Earth....	ε	2	32887	23685	3.19	−1.02	227	K4III
μ Lep Mu Leporis Mu Leporis is a Class B9III, third-magnitude star in the constellation Lepus.This star is a blue giant, located about 185 light-years from Earth.-External links:*Jim Kaler's Stars, University of Illinois:...	μ	5	33904	24305	3.29	−0.47	184	B9IV: HgMn	α² CVn variable
ζ Lep Zeta Leporis Zeta Leporis is a white main sequence star approximately 70 light-years away in the constellation of Lepus. The star is suspected of being a spectroscopic binary star system, but this is yet to be confirmed. In 2001, an asteroid belt was confirmed to orbit the star.-Stellar components:Zeta...	ζ	14	38678	27288	3.55	1.89	70	A2Vann	has a possible asteroid belt Asteroid belt The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
γ Lep A Gamma Leporis Gamma Leporis is a star that is located at a distance of about 29 light-years from Earth. Gamma Leporis lies in the south central part of the constellation Lepus, southeast of Beta Leporis and southwest of Delta Leporis. It has a common proper motion companion, AK Leporis, which is a variable star...	γ	13	38393	27072	3.59	3.83	29	F7V	double star Double star In observational astronomy, a double star is a pair of stars that appear close to each other in the sky as seen from Earth when viewed through an optical telescope. This can happen either because the pair forms a binary star, i.e...
η Lep Eta Leporis Eta Leporis is a F-type main sequence star in the constellation of Lepus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 3.719...	η	16	40136	28103	3.71	2.82	49	F1V
δ Lep	δ	15	39364	27654	3.76	1.08	112	G8III/IV
λ Lep	λ	6	34816	24845	4.29	−3.30	1076	B0.5IV
κ Lep	κ	4	33949	24327	4.36	−1.81	559	B7V
ι Lep	ι	3	33802	24244	4.45	0.11	241	B8V
θ Lep	θ	18	41695	28910	4.67	1.08	170	A0V
38 G. Lep			34968	24927	4.70	−1.04	459	A0V
5 G. Lep			32309	23362	4.91	0.88	209	B9V
17 Lep 17 Leporis 17 Leporis is a spectroscopic binary star in the constellation of Lepus. It has an overall apparent visual magnitude which varies between 4.82 and 5.06....		17	41511	28816	4.92	−2.66	1069	Ap shell	SS Lep; Z And variable
6 G. Lep			32436	23430	5.01	0.65	242	K1III
84 G. Lep			41312	28675	5.03	−0.35	388	K3II/IIICNv
28 G. Lep			34310	24505	5.06	0.45	272	B9V
41 G. Lep			35162	25045	5.06	0.28	294	A2/A3
8 Lep		8	35337	25202	5.25	−3.47	1811	B2IV
19 Lep		19	42042	29048	5.28	−1.41	710	M1III
ν Lep	ν	7	34863	24873	5.29	0.25	332	B7/B8V
89 G. Lep			41841	28943	5.46	−0.36	475	A2V
33 G. Lep			34538	24679	5.48	2.06	158	G8IV
69 G. Lep			39070	27517	5.49	0.60	310	G8III
94 G. Lep			42301	29150	5.49	1.02	255	A0V
10 Lep		10	36473	25853	5.53	0.93	272	A0V
96 G. Lep			42341	29205	5.56	1.49	212	K2III
RX Lep (20 G. Lep)			33664	24169	5.60	−0.08	447	M6.2III
10 G. Lep			32667	23554	5.61	1.72	196	A2IV
74 G. Lep			39853	27938	5.62	−1.18	746	K3 comp
45 G. Lep			35505	25280	5.64	1.50	220	A0V
3 G. Lep			31925	23166	5.65	2.47	141	F5V
13 G. Lep			32890	23668	5.71	1.37	240	K2III
97 G. Lep			42443	29234	5.71	2.04	176	F5V
100 G. Lep			42621	29294	5.72	0.68	331	K1III
62 G. Lep			38206	26966	5.73	1.53	226	A0V
1 Lep		1	32503	23474	5.74	−0.29	524	K1IV
YY Lep (91 G. Lep)			41933	28984	5.74	−1.54	931	M3II/III
47 G. Lep			35736	25397	5.78	2.61	140	F5V
70 G. Lep			39190	27533	5.87	−0.49	610	A1V
12 Lep		12	38090	26865	5.88	−0.97	765	A2/A3V
78 G. Lep			40151	28085	5.95	1.19	292	K0/K1III
34 G. Lep			34721	24786	5.96	3.98	81	G0V
16 G. Lep			33093	23831	5.97	3.17	118	G2V
14 G. Lep			32996	23777	6.04	0.81	363	B9.5/A0IV
82 G. Lep			40972	28520	6.04	0.81	363	A0V
49 G. Lep			35991	25532	6.08	0.75	380	K0III
102 G. Lep			42729	29347	6.08	−0.50	675	B9.5IV/V
56 G. Lep			37306	26395	6.10	2.00	215	A2V
60 G. Lep			38054	26866	6.15	−0.16	597	K3III
γ Lep B Gamma Leporis Gamma Leporis is a star that is located at a distance of about 29 light-years from Earth. Gamma Leporis lies in the south central part of the constellation Lepus, southeast of Beta Leporis and southwest of Delta Leporis. It has a common proper motion companion, AK Leporis, which is a variable star...	γ	13	38392		6.15				AK Lep; component of the γ Lep system; BY Draconis variable BY Draconis variable BY Draconis variables are main sequence variable stars of late spectral types, usually K or M. The name comes from the archetype for this category of variable star system, BY Draconis. They exhibit variations in their luminosity due to rotation of the star coupled with star spots, and other...
72 G. Lep			39385	27670	6.16	0.49	443	K0IIICN...
67 G. Lep			38713	27308	6.18	−0.36	664	G8III
83 G. Lep			41125	28622	6.20	0.58	434	K0III
AC Lep (81 G. Lep)			40745	28434	6.21	2.32	195	F2IV	γ Doradus variable Gamma Doradus variable Gamma Doradus variables are variable stars which display variations in luminosity due to non-radial pulsations of their surface. The stars are typically young, early F or late A type main sequence stars, and typical brightness fluctuations are 0.1 magnitudes with periods on the order of one day...
25 G. Lep			34045	24394	6.22	1.84	245	A9II/III
59 G. Lep			37971	26821	6.22	−1.65	1221	B4/B5III
99 G. Lep			42486	29233	6.27	0.64	435	G8/K0III
AF Lep (48 G. Lep)			35850	25486	6.30	4.16	87	F7V:	RS CVn variable RS Canum Venaticorum variable RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which can cause large stellar spots. These spots are believed to cause variations in their observed luminosity...
17 G. Lep			33162	23874	6.33	−0.52	763	M1III
63 G. Lep			38382	27075	6.34	4.30	83	F8/G0V
95 G. Lep			42327	29178	6.36	0.86	410	B9Vn...
YZ Lep (35 G. Lep)			34798	24825	6.37	−0.56	791	B5IV/V
79 G. Lep			40235	28118	6.37	0.44	499	K0III
19 G. Lep			33238	23908	6.38	−0.31	710	K1III + F/G
22 G. Lep			33667	24114	6.40	−0.33	724	K1III/IV
57 G. Lep			37643	26602	6.40	−1.61	1304	B4
8 G. Lep			32612	23551	6.42	−1.62	1320	B2IV
27 G. Lep			34318	24560	6.45	−0.60	838	G0
15 G. Lep			33095	23818	6.47	3.58	123	G2V
40 G. Lep			35137	25059	6.47	0.72	461	K0III
44 G. Lep			35386	25180	6.49	2.89	171	F6V
S Lep			41698	28874	6.74	−0.46	898	M5III	87 G. Leporis.
R Lep R Leporis R Leporis , sometimes called Hind's Crimson Star, is a well-known variable star in the constellation Lepus, near its border with Eridanus. It is designated "R" in the chart to the right....			31996		7.71			C6II	Hind's Crimson Star, 4 G. Leporis; carbon star Carbon star A carbon star is a late-type star similar to a red giant whose atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen; the two elements combine in the upper layers of the star, forming carbon monoxide, which consumes all the oxygen in the atmosphere, leaving carbon atoms free to form other carbon compounds,...
HD 33283 HD 33283 HD 33283 is an 8th magnitude star in the constellation Lepus. It is located 86.88 parsecs away from the solar system. HD 33283 is similar to our Sun in terms of spectral type [G4V]. However, the star dwarfs the Sun by 24% more massive, 20% larger, 217 K hotter, and 232% more metals...			33283	23889	8.05	3.36	282	G4V	has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b HD 33283 b HD 33283 b is an exoplanet orbiting around HD 33283. The mass of the planet is about 1/3 that of Jupiter or about the same as Saturn. However, the planet orbits very close to the star, taking only 18 days to complete its orbit with average speed of 86.5 km/s. Despite of this, its orbit is... )
Gl 229 Gliese 229 Gliese 229 is a red dwarf star about 19 light years away in the constellation Lepus. It has 58% of the mass of the Sun, 69% of the Sun's radius, and a very low projected rotation velocity of 1 km/s at the stellar equator.The star is known to be a low activity flare star, which means it...			42581	29295	8.14	9.33	19	M1/M2V	nearby flare star Flare star A flare star is a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes. It is believed that the flares on flare stars are analogous to solar flares in that they are due to magnetic reconnection in the atmospheres of the stars. The brightness increase is... ; has a brown dwarf Brown dwarf Brown dwarfs are sub-stellar objects which are too low in mass to sustain hydrogen-1 fusion reactions in their cores, which is characteristic of stars on the main sequence. Brown dwarfs have fully convective surfaces and interiors, with no chemical differentiation by depth... companion

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