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===Celestial Information===
 
===Celestial Information===
*''Distance from Sol:'' 85 lyrs, 26 par
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*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Hydrae, Hydra. The name comes from the Arabic فرد|الفرد (Al Fard), meaning ''the solitary one.''
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*''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
 
*''Type of System:'' Singular
 
*''Type of System:'' Singular
*''Color:'' K3-Red Giant
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*''Spectral Class:'' K3-Orange Giant
*''Right Ascension:'' 09h 27m 35.2s
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*''Right Ascension:'' 09h 27m 35.243s
*''Declination:'' -08°39'31"
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*''Declination:'' -08° 39' 30.969"
  
 
===Important Events===
 
===Important Events===
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*[[Dubhe]]
 
*[[Dubhe]]
 
*[[Wolf 359]]
 
*[[Wolf 359]]
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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.

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