Official IAU constellation
Lepus
Hare
IAU abbreviation: Lep
Visibility
Southern sky
Best placed
January, November, December
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
6 stars, 5 lines
About
Lepus is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 6 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Lepus is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 6 stars with 5 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Arneb (apparent magnitude 2.58).
Important Stars
NihalArneb