Arneb (α Lep) - The brightest star in the constellation (2.58mag) is located 2200 light-years away. It is a supergiant 32,000 times brighter than the Sun. At an angular distance of 36", it contains a faint companion of magnitude 11.
Nihal (β Lep) - triple star. At a star with a brightness of 2.8mag, there are two components at a separation of 2.5" and 64", both with a brightness of 11mag. The farther component is just an optical companion. The main star is located 160 light years away.
γ Lep - This binary star system splits into two components, one reaching 3.7 magnitude (yellow) and the other 6.3 magnitude (orange). The components are separated by 96.3" and are roughly 29 light-years away from Earth. The star belongs to the stellar cluster of Ursa Major.
κ Lep - This binary star is composed of components with magnitudes 4.5 and 7.4, which are separated by an angular distance of 2.6". To resolve them, a telescope with an objective diameter of at least 15 cm is needed. At approximately 115x magnification, both components appear white. Only in a larger telescope will the companion acquire a blue color.
Herschel 3780 - A small star cluster (NGC 2017), whose main members are listed in the Herschel catalog. A small telescope reveals a star of magnitude 6 with four companions of magnitude 8 to 10. In a larger telescope, it can be verified that two of the components are close binary stars. At the same time, a fainter star of magnitude 12, which complements the group, is also visible.
Herschel 3750 - This tight yellow-white-blue binary star was named by William Herschel as the "most beautiful binary star". It can be easily verified even with a smaller telescope. The components have magnitudes of 4.7 and 8.4, with a separation of 4.2".
Hindova karmínová hviezda (R Lep) - similarly to Mira Ceti, it is a red giant that changes its brightness usually in the range of 6mag to 11.7mag in a period of 430 days. The total difference between the maximum and minimum corresponds to a brightness difference of 300x. It also has a long secondary cycle - every 40 years the star brightens up to 5.5mag. At the time of maximum brightness, it resembles a vivid red drop of blood in the dark sky and is visible to the naked eye. It is located near μ Lep (3.31mag). R Leporis is a giant star with a low surface temperature of about 2,700 K, with carbon molecules in its atmosphere that absorb short-wavelength radiation and an extensive dust cloud that surrounds it. All of this is the cause of the star's red color, which stands out especially during the period of its maximum brightness. The star is visible with a hand-held telescope, but a telescope is needed for clear color distinction.