Lepus

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5151. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Stars, Constellations And Asterisms

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(the Hare; abbrev. Lep, gen. Leporis; area 290 sq. deg.) A southern
constellation which lies between Orion and Columba, and culminates at
midnight in mid-December. It is sometimes said to be the quarry of Canis
Major, one of the two dogs of Orion (the Hunter). The brightest stars of
Lepus were cataloged by Ptolemy (c. AD 100-175) in the Almagest....

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