What is R Leporis?
'''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)|Lepus]] constellation. It is mostly made up of [[carbon]], and is between 400 to 535 times larger than the [[Sun]].<ref>Hofmann K.-H. ''et al'' 2005. Interferometric observations of the Mira star o Ceti with the VLTI/VINCI instrument in the near-infrared. Proceedings of the 13th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars 560: 651.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/hinds.html|title=Hind's Crimson Star|website=stars.astro.illinois.edu}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Sci-stub}} [[Category:Red giants]]