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    Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, measuring 1303 square degrees, and also the longest at over 100 degrees. Its southern end borders...
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    sky as the constellation Hydra. She then turned the crab into the constellation Cancer. Heracles would later use arrows dipped in the Hydra's poisonous...
    19 KB (2,196 words) - 09:50, 17 August 2024
  • Cnidaria Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to: Hydra (constellation) Hydra (moon), a satellite of Pluto Hydra (chess), a chess computer Hydra (digital...
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  • the list of notable stars in the constellation Hydra, sorted by decreasing brightness. List of stars by constellation E.B Knobel - On a catalogue of stars...
    47 KB (611 words) - 19:11, 15 May 2024
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    contemporary astronomy, 88 constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Each constellation is a region of the sky bordered...
    32 KB (848 words) - 02:49, 7 August 2024
  • transport code Hydra (constellation), the many-headed serpent killed by Heracles Hydrus, the water snake, is a minor southern constellation Serpens, which...
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    Noctua (Latin: owl) was a constellation near the tail of Hydra in the southern celestial hemisphere, but is no longer recognized. It was introduced by...
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    Libra to the east, it is the second-largest constellation in the sky (after Hydra) and the largest constellation in the zodiac. The ecliptic intersects the...
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    among the constellations (although there are two lions and a lynx). It was between the constellations of Antlia and Hydra. This constellation was first...
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    medium-sized constellation that is bordered by Gemini to the west, Lynx to the north, Leo Minor to the northeast, Leo to the east, Hydra to the south...
    26 KB (3,028 words) - 04:21, 19 August 2024
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    it was placed sitting on the tail of the Serpent (Greek Hydra). The Babylonian constellation was sacred to Adad, the god of rain and storm; in the second...
    51 KB (6,175 words) - 06:46, 16 August 2024
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    Messier 83 (category Hydra (constellation))
    spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus. Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille discovered M83 on 17...
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  • Crater (constellation)), the water snake (Hydra, Hydra (constellation)), and the raven (Corvus, Corvus (constellation)) into the sky. Apollo also casts a curse...
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    Libra /ˈliːbrə/ is a constellation of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for weighing scales. Its old astronomical...
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    NGC 3109 (category Hydra (constellation))
    or irregular galaxy around 4.35 Mly away in the direction of the constellation of Hydra. NGC 3109 is believed to be tidally interacting with the dwarf elliptical...
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    and is perched on the back of Hydra the water snake. There is no star brighter than third magnitude in the constellation. Its two brightest stars, Delta...
    39 KB (4,808 words) - 07:07, 16 August 2024
  • The modern constellation Hydra lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng) and the Vermilion...
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    Alphard (category Hydra (constellation))
    Hydrae, abbreviated Alpha Hya, α Hya), is the brightest star in the constellation of Hydra. It is a single giant star, cooler than the Sun but larger and more...
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    SDSS J090745.0+024507 (category Hydra (constellation))
    8 (SDSS 090745.0+024507) is a short-period variable star in the constellation Hydra. It has a Galactic rest-frame radial velocity of 709 km/s. Its effective...
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  • Thumbnail for Cancer (mythology)
    of fighting the Hydra of Lerna. Heracles kills the Crab, who is rewarded for his efforts by Hera turning him into the constellation of Cancer. Since...
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