AlegsaOnline.com Home Astronomy R Leporis R Leporis Author: Leandro Alegsa Creation date: November 13, 2022 en.wikipedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.0 R Leporis, also known as R Lepus and Hind's Crimson Star (named after astronomer James Hind), is a red giant star in the Lepus constellation. It is mostly made up of carbon, and is between 400 to 535 times larger than the Sun.