DELTA HYDRAE


'Delta Hydrae' (δ Hya / δ Hydrae) is a Class A1, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. It is sometimes called 'Mautinah', meaning ''"Circlet of Pearls"'' in Arabic, which refers to an asterism imagined by ancient Arabs among the semicircle of stars in the Hydra's head.
Delta Hydrae is a binary double star, located about 180 light-years from Earth.


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HD 73262 -- Variable Star


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Yale Bright Star Catalog; click on Hydra

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