✨ Hydra

Hya · Hydra (mythological creature) · Southern sky

Hydra is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning Hydra (mythological creature); stars within it are named in the genitive form Hydrae.

Facts about Hydra

Constellation	Hydra
IAU abbreviation	Hya
Genitive (Latin)	Hydrae
Meaning	Hydra (mythological creature)
Brightest star	Alphard (apparent magnitude 2)
Area	1,303 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern
Messier objects here	3

Deep-sky objects in Hydra

M48 (Open cluster, mag 5.5)
M68 (Globular cluster, mag 7.8)
M83 — Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (Galaxy, mag 7.6)

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.