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Sign in to saveAlso known as Alpha Hydrae, 30 Hydrae, HD 81797, 30 Hya, α Hya, α Hydrae
Alphard () is the brightest star in the constellation of Hydra. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Hydrae, which is that is Latinized from α Hydrae, and abbreviated Alpha Hya or α Hya. It is a giant star, cooler than the Sun but larger and more luminous. It is about 177 light-years away.
Wikidata facts
- Constellation
- Hydra
- Image
- Hydra constellation map.png
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- catalog code
- UBV M 15411
- spectral class
- K2
- stellar rotational velocity
- 3.97
- apparent magnitude
- -1.21
- right ascension
- 141.896844596
- declination
- -8.658599532
- effective temperature
- 4131
- radial velocity
- -13.3
- parallax
- 18.40
- epoch
- J2000.0
- metallicity
- -0.04
- surface gravity
- 13.5
- right ascension component of proper motion
- -16
- declination component of proper motion
- 30
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