Constellations · Constellation · Hydri · Hyi
Constellation
Hydrus
The little water snake — the southern counterpart of Hydra, winding between the two Magellanic Clouds.
- Genitive
- Hydri
- Area
- 243 square degrees · 61st of 88
- Brightest star
- · magnitude 2.82
- Naked-eye stars
- 34 brighter than magnitude 6.5
- Highest at midnight
- late October
Look for
Hydrus lies between the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small. Its star Beta Hydri, near the pole, is a Sun-like star in old age: a preview of the Sun in a few billion years.