Hydrus

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Template:Infobox Constellation Hydrus (Latin for Hydra, 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.

1 Notable Stars
- 1.1 Stars with proper names
- 1.2 Stars with Bayer designations
2 Notable Deep-sky Objects
3 History
4 Mythology
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

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Notable Stars

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Stars with proper names

α Hyi "Head of Hydrus" 2.86

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Stars with Bayer designations

β Hyi 2.82 – nearby; γ Hyi 3.26; δ Hyi 4.08; ε Hyi 4.12; Ζ Hyi 4.83; θ Hyi 5.51; η¹ Hyi 6.77; η² Hyi 4.68; ι Hyi 5.51; κ Hyi 5.99; λ Hyi 5.09; μ Hyi 5.27; Ν Hyi 4.76; π¹ Hyi 5.57; π² Hyi 5.67; σ Hyi 6.15; τ¹ Hyi 6.33; τ² Hyi 6.05

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Notable Deep-sky Objects

IC 1717

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History

Hydrus was discovered circa 1595 by two Dutch navigators, Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. It was listed in Johann Bayer's Uranometrica in 1603. <ref>http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/constellations/hydrus.html</ref>

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Mythology

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.

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