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Lepus Constellation

Lepus

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Open the interactive guide to Lepus’s position and path tonight

Lepus, the hare, is a small constellation located south of Orion, representing a hare in Greek mythology.

Where is Lepus right now?

It is currently below the horizon and is not visible from your location.

Lepus Rise and Set Timetable

TimeElevation
Moonset12:38-56°
Astronomical observing session begins18:33-28°
Lepus rise20:32
Moonrise, 37.5% illuminated 00:1051°
Lepus transit02:3172°
Astronomical observing session ends04:5350°
Civil sunrise05:1845°
Sunrise05:4140°
Lepus set08:30

Track Lepus position throughout the night

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Annual motion of Lepus

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DateTue, 3 November 2026
Twilight start18:55
Twilight end04:24
Twilight duration9h 29m
Rise20:28
Set08:26
Elevation at transit72°
Transit time02:27
Equatorial coordinatesRA: 05h 20m 30s", Dec: -18° 13' 18s

Deep-sky objects in Lepus

M79

Globular Cluster

M79
↗ 20:35 ↘ 04:53 ↑ 65°
☼ 8.2 ✣ 7'
Globular cluster with a dense core, contains about 150,000 stars.
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IC0418

Planetary Nebula

IC0418
↗ 20:38 ↘ 04:53 ↑ 77°
☼ 9.4 ✣ 12"
IC0418 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 9.44 in the constellation Lepus, spanning approximately 0.2 arcseconds in the sky.
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IC2139

Association of stars

IC2139
↗ 20:46 ↘ 04:53 ↑ 72°
☼ - ✣ -
IC2139 is an association of stars in the constellation Lepus.
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NGC2017

Open Cluster

NGC2017
↗ 20:50 ↘ 04:53 ↑ 72°
☼ - ✣ 5'
NGC2017 is an open cluster in the constellation Lepus, spanning approximately 5 arcseconds in the sky.
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Bright stars in Lepus

Arneb

Star

Arneb
↗ 20:44 ↘ 04:53 ↑ 72°
☼ 2.6 ✣ -
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Nihal

Star

Nihal
↗ 20:39 ↘ 04:53 ↑ 69°
☼ 2.8 ✣ -
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