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===Celestial Information=== | ===Celestial Information=== | ||
*''Distance from Sol:'' | *''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 | *''Type of System:'' Singular | ||
*'' | *''Spectral Class:'' K3-Orange Giant | ||
*''Right Ascension:'' 09h 27m 35. | *''Right Ascension:'' 09h 27m 35.243s | ||
*''Declination:'' - | *''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.