Constellation Hare (Lepus)
Hare is one of the 88 constellations that carve up the sky. It sits in the southern half of the sky and rides highest overhead around December.
Bright stars in Hare
This constellation has no bright stars (mag < 3.0) in our main catalogue. See the full Hipparcos atlas for fainter stars.
About the constellation
The constellation Hare (Latin Lepus) lies in the southern half of the sky. It passes highest around midnight in December, so the weeks around then are the easiest time to track it down. From most of the southern hemisphere it climbs into view at some point in the year. Astronomers label its stars with the genitive form Leporis, as in "Alpha Leporis".
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