Gamma Hydrae

Starbox short
name = Gamma Hydrae
epoch = J2000.0
constell = Hydra
ra = 13^h 18^m 55.3^s
dec = −23° 10' 18"
spectral = G8III
appmag_v = 2.99
dist_ly = 132
dist_pc = 40.49
names =46 Hydrae, HD 115659, HR 5020, SAO 181543, FK5 495, NSV 6180, BD -22 3554, HIP 64962

Gamma Hydrae (γ Hya / γ Hydrae) is a Class G8, third-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. It is sometimes called Cauda Hydrae or Dhanab al Shuja, meaning "Hydra's Tail" or "the Snake's Tail".

Gamma Hydrae is a yellow giant, located about 130 light-years from Earth.

Gamma Hydrae in fiction

The starship Enterprise visits the planet Gamma Hydrae IV in the Star Trek original series episode "The Deadly Years".

References

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External links

* [http://www.alcyone.de/SIT/bsc/ Yale Bright Star Catalog; click on Hydra]