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===Celestial Information=== | ===Celestial Information=== | ||
| − | *''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Hydrae, Hydra. | + | *''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''). |
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*''Distance from Sol:'' 177.263 ly, 54.348 pc | *''Distance from Sol:'' 177.263 ly, 54.348 pc | ||
*''Type of System:'' Singular | *''Type of System:'' Singular | ||
Latest revision as of 12:36, 18 June 2011
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.
