Hydrus
E481647
Hydrus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, often referred to as the "lesser water snake."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomicalObject
ⓘ
constellation ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 243 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | southern circumpolar region ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Bayer constellations ⓘ |
| borderingConstellation |
Eridanus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horologium NERFINISHED ⓘ Octans NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Reticulum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Beta Hydri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | 2.8 ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
NGC 1466
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 1473 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1511 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1515 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsExoplanetHostStar |
GJ 3021
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HD 10180 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSouthCelestialPole | false ⓘ |
| declinationRange | −57° to −82° (approximate) ⓘ |
| etymology | Latin for water snake ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Plancius celestial globe (1597–1598) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefiniteArticle | false ⓘ |
| hasGenitiveForm | Hydri ⓘ |
| hasIAUAbbreviation | Hyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasThreeLetterAbbreviation | Hyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Johann Bayer Uranometria (1603) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Petrus Plancius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1597 ⓘ |
| isCircumpolarFrom | much of southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Hydra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hydrus (mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isSmall | true ⓘ |
| liesInMilkyWayRegion | false ⓘ |
| liesNear | south celestial pole ⓘ |
| name | Hydrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStar |
Alpha Hydri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gamma Hydri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherName |
Lesser Water Snake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the lesser water snake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrant | SQ1 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 61 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | 0h 18m to 4h 35m (approximate) ⓘ |
| skyHemisphere | southern ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleBestIn | November ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tucana
subject surface form:
Dorado