Generalities: it is a southern constellation with some stars of average brightness. It transits at midnight in November.

Origins and mythology: it corresponds to male Hydra, since it traces its form .

Stars: it shows two stars under  magnitude three and a third star under magnitude 4. The brightest is beta, of magnitude 2.80, yellow color, about 20 light-years far.

Table of stars brighter than magnitude 3.5
 

Star	Proper name	Magnitude	Spectrum	Colour	Distance (light-years)	Notes
Beta		2.80	G1	yellow	20
Alpha		2.86	F0	white-yellow	36
Gamma		3.24	M0	red	160

Other objects: it doesn't contain any objects of particular interest

Go back to constellations index
 

Go back to Home Page