HYDRUS

'Hydrus' (IPA: , , also referred to as "male Hydra" or "little Hydra") is a minor southern constellation. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's ''Uranometria'' of 1603.
It should not be confused with Hydra.

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History

Notable Deep-sky Objects

References

External links

History

Hydrus was discovered circa 1595 by two Dutch navigators, Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. It was charted in Johann Bayer's
''Uranometria'' in 1603.^[1]
There is no mythology commonly associated with Hydrus because it was not visible to the ancient Greeks. Hydrus was not discovered until modern times due to its position in the sky.

Notable Deep-sky Objects

★ IC 1717

References

★ Chandra information about Hydrus

★ Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). ''Collins Stars and Planets Guide'', HarperCollins, London. ISBN 978-0007251209.

External links

★ The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations: Hydrus

★ Star Tales – Hydrus