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===Celestial Information===
 
===Celestial Information===
*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Hydrae, Hydra.  
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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.''
*''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Cor Hydrae(Heart of the Hydra)
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*''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Cor Hydrae(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

Revision as of 14:21, 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: Cor Hydrae(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

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