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Hydrus



Abbreviation: Hyi
Genitive: Hydri
Right Ascension: 2.46 hours
Declination: -72.28 degrees
  Hydrus, the Southern Water Snake, is completely visible in latitudes south of 8 degrees North from September - November.

Hydrus was invented by Pieter Dirksz Keyser and Fredick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597.

  Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars
 

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1 		RA DEC Magnitude 2
BET HYI 0.00:25.00:45.05 -77.00:15.00:15.40 2.80
ALP HYI 1.00:58.00:46.20 -61.00:34.00:11.43 2.86
GAM HYI 3.00:47.00:14.31 -74.00:14.00:20.27 3.24
DEL HYI 2.00:21.00:44.94 -68.00:39.00:33.85 4.09
EPS HYI 2.00:39.00:35.36 -68.00:16.00:0.99 4.11
ETA2 HYI 1.00:54.00:56.11 -67.00:38.00:50.16 4.69
LAM HYI 0.00:48.00:35.39 -74.00:55.00:24.25 5.07
MU HYI 2.00:31.00:40.46 -79.00:6.00:33.78 5.28
IOT HYI 3.00:15.00:57.61 -77.00:23.00:18.48 5.52
THE HYI 3.00:2.00:15.43 -71.00:54.00:8.86 5.53
KAP HYI 2.00:22.00:52.28 -73.00:38.00:44.92 6.01
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)		 Dec.
(deg mm ss)		 Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
BM Hyi 1.00:42.00:52.10 -61.00:16.00:9.00 ACV 0.04 7.00
BN Hyi 3.00:9.00:10.90 -79.00:10.00:48.00 DSCTC 0.02 5.70
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)		 Dec.
(deg mm)		 Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria
HJ 3475 01 55.3 -60 18 7.1, 7.3 2.40 69 24 418