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===Celestial Information=== | ===Celestial Information=== | ||
*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Hydrae, Hydra. The name comes from the Arabic فرد|الفرد (Al Fard), meaning ''the solitary one.'' | *''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Hydrae, Hydra. The name comes from the Arabic فرد|الفرد (Al Fard), meaning ''the solitary one.'' | ||
| − | *''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Cor Hydrae(Heart of the Hydra). | + | *''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Alfard, Alphart, Kalbelaphard, Cor Hydrae(Latin for ''Heart of the Hydra''). |
*''Distance from Sol:'' 177.263 ly, 54.348 pc | *''Distance from Sol:'' 177.263 ly, 54.348 pc | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 13 January 2008
Celestial Information
- Name, meaning and Constellation: Alpha Hydrae, Hydra. The name comes from the Arabic فرد|الفرد (Al Fard), meaning the solitary one.
- Other name(s) and meaning: Alfard, Alphart, Kalbelaphard, Cor Hydrae(Latin for Heart of the Hydra).
- Distance from Sol: 177.263 ly, 54.348 pc
- Type of System: Singular
- Spectral Class: K3-Orange Giant
- Right Ascension: 09h 27m 35.243s
- Declination: -08° 39' 30.969"
Important Events
- To be filled in later.
