Hydrus

Hy·drus

H0350700 (hī′drəs)n. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Tucana and Mensa.

[Latin, from Greek hudros, water snake; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]

Hydrus

(ˈhaɪdrəs) n, Latin genitive Hydri (ˈhaɪdraɪ) (Astronomy) a constellation near the S celestial pole lying close to Eridanus and Tucana and containing part of the Small Magellanic cloud[C17: from Latin, from Greek hudros water serpent, from hudōr water]

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Noun

Hydrus - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole

Translations

Hydrus

(hÿ -drŭs) (Water Snake) A small constellation in the southern hemisphere lying between the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Its brightest star, Beta (β) Hydri, is of magnitude 2.8 and is the nearest conspicuous star to the south pole. Abbrev.: Hyi; genitive form: Hydri; approx. position: RA 2h, dec –70°; area: 243 sq deg.

Hydrus

(the Water Snake), a constellation of the southern hemisphere; its brightest stars have visual stellar magnitudes of 2.9 and 2.8. It is not visible from the USSR. (SeeSTELLAR SKY.)

Hydrus

[′hī·drəs] (astronomy) A southern constellation, right ascension 2 hours, declination 75°S. Also known as Water Snake.

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