Official IAU constellation
Hydra
Female Water Snake
IAU abbreviation: Hya
Visibility
Broadly visible from both hemispheres
Best placed
January, February, March
Difficulty
hard
Pattern
17 stars, 17 lines
About
Hydra is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 17 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Hydra is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 17 stars with 17 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Alphard (apparent magnitude 1.99).
Important Stars
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