Stars in Hydra
The brightest star in Hydra is Alphard, at apparent magnitude 1.97 and 177 ly from Earth, one of 91 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 9 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphard | 1.97 | 177 ly | Orange giant | 4,095 K |
| 2 | Gamma Hya | 2.99 | 134 ly | G8III | ~4,943 K |
| 3 | Zeta Hya | 3.11 | 167 ly | G8III-IV | ~4,796 K |
| 4 | Nu Hya | 3.11 | 144 ly | K0/K1III | ~4,247 K |
| 5 | Pi Hya | 3.25 | 101 ly | K2III | ~4,534 K |
| 6 | Ashlesha | 3.38 | 129 ly | G0III-IV | ~5,653 K |
| 7 | Xi Hya | 3.54 | 130 ly | G8III | ~4,874 K |
| 8 | Lambda Hya | 3.61 | 113 ly | K0III | ~4,726 K |
| 9 | Mu Hya | 3.83 | 234 ly | K4III | ~3,861 K |
| 10 | Theta Hya | 3.89 | 113 ly | B9.5V | ~10,941 K |
| 11 | Ukdah | 3.90 | 263 ly | K3IIIvar | ~4,098 K |
| 12 | HR 3314 | 3.91 | 122 ly | A0V | ~10,277 K |
| 13 | Zhang | 4.11 | 264 ly | G6/G8III | ~4,949 K |
| 14 | Delta Hya | 4.14 | 160 ly | A1Vnn | ~10,088 K |
| 15 | Beta Hya | 4.29 | 310 ly | Ap Si | ~11,573 K |
| 16 | Eta Hya | 4.30 | 587 ly | B3V... | ~13,395 K |
| 17 | 12 Hya | 4.32 | 245 ly | G8III | ~4,996 K |
| 18 | Rho Hya | 4.35 | 354 ly | A0Vn | ~10,709 K |
| 19 | Solitaire | 4.42 | 331 ly | K3III | ~4,007 K |
| 20 | Minchir | 4.45 | 373 ly | K2III | ~4,278 K |
| 21 | Felis | 4.94 | 614 ly | K5III | ~3,707 K |
| 22 | HD 79181 | 5.72 | 337 ly | G8 III | 4,862 K |
| 23 | HD 102888 | 6.48 | 413 ly | G8 III | 4,990 K |
| 24 | HD 96700 | 6.51 | 82.9 ly | G0 V | 5,845 K |
| 25 | HD 82943 | 6.55 | 90.0 ly | G2/3V | 5,935 K |
| 26 | HD 90156 | 6.92 | 71.6 ly | G5V | 5,599 K |
| 27 | HD 94771 | 7.37 | 188 ly | G3/G5 V | 5,631 K |
| 28 | HD 86264 | 7.41 | 221 ly | F7 V | 6,210 K |
| 29 | HD 75302 | 7.45 | 98.9 ly | G5 V | 5,697 K |
| 30 | HD 72659 | 7.46 | 169 ly | G2 V | 5,929 K |
| 31 | HD 86950 | 7.47 | 684 ly | K1 III | 4,805 K |
| 32 | HD 74156 | 7.61 | 188 ly | G0 | 6,068 K |
| 33 | HD 86226 | 7.93 | 149 ly | G1 V | 5,863 K |
| 34 | HD 128356 | 8.24 | 85.3 ly | K3 V | 4,875 K |
| 35 | TOI-1203 | 8.59 | 212 ly | G3 V | 5,737 K |
| 36 | HD 70573 | 8.67 | 193 ly | G1-1.5 V | 5,737 K |
| 37 | HD 72892 | 8.83 | 227 ly | G5 V | 5,688 K |
| 38 | HD 109988 | 8.90 | 139 ly | K-type | 5,186 K |
| 39 | WASP-166 | 9.35 | 372 ly | F9 V | 6,050 K |
| 40 | HD 86065 | 9.36 | 132 ly | K-type | 4,928 K |
| 41 | TOI-2545 | 9.52 | 349 ly | G-type | 5,846 K |
| 42 | HD 73583 | 9.67 | 103 ly | K4 V | 4,511 K |
| 43 | HAT-P-69 | 9.77 | 1,113 ly | F-type | 7,394 K |
| 44 | GJ 433 | 9.81 | 29.6 ly | M2V | 3,461 K |
| 45 | HIP 54597 | 9.83 | 130 ly | K5 V | 4,799 K |
| 46 | TOI-4551 | 9.97 | 704 ly | K-type | 4,896 K |
| 47 | GJ 328 | 9.99 | 66.9 ly | M0.0 | 3,897 K |
| 48 | TOI-603 | 10.31 | 672 ly | F8 IV | 6,027 K |
| 49 | HAT-P-30 | 10.35 | 698 ly | F7 | 6,304 K |
| 50 | WASP-180 A | 10.65 | 828 ly | F7 V | 6,600 K |
| 51 | WASP-84 | 10.82 | 328 ly | K0 | 5,280 K |
| 52 | GJ 357 | 10.91 | 30.8 ly | M2.5 V | 3,505 K |
| 53 | TOI-2669 | 10.92 | 1,283 ly | K-type | 4,800 K |
| 54 | TOI-564 | 11.10 | 651 ly | G-type | 5,640 K |
| 55 | BD-14 3065 A | 11.10 | 1,922 ly | F-type | 6,935 K |
| 56 | WASP-149 | 11.69 | 691 ly | G-type | 5,750 K |
| 57 | WASP-25 | 11.88 | 690 ly | G-type | 5,697 K |
| 58 | GJ 3634 | 11.94 | 66.5 ly | M2.5 | 3,517 K |
| 59 | HATS-38 | 11.97 | 1,120 ly | G-type | 5,732 K |
| 60 | WASP-193 | 11.97 | 1,181 ly | F9 | 6,080 K |
| 61 | HAT-P-42 | 12.13 | 1,322 ly | G-type | 5,743 K |
| 62 | WASP-169 | 12.17 | 2,045 ly | F8 | 6,110 K |
| 63 | TOI-4914 | 12.23 | 978 ly | G-type | 5,805 K |
| 64 | TOI-620 | 12.26 | 108 ly | M2.5 V | 3,708 K |
| 65 | HATS-37 A | 12.34 | 691 ly | G-type | 5,326 K |
| 66 | Ross 687 | 12.37 | 68.3 ly | M4 | ~3,862 K |
| 67 | NGTS-12 | 12.38 | 1,456 ly | G | 5,690 K |
| 68 | HAT-P-35 | 12.39 | 1,653 ly | F-type | 6,096 K |
| 69 | TOI-2992 | 12.60 | 1,768 ly | F-type | 6,000 K |
| 70 | TOI-3160 A | 12.65 | 1,852 ly | F-type | 6,190 K |
| 71 | Ross 686 | 12.68 | 80.0 ly | dM4 | ~3,839 K |
| 72 | WASP-36 | 12.84 | 1,260 ly | G-type | 5,959 K |
| 73 | NGTS-9 | 12.87 | 1,987 ly | F8 V | 6,330 K |
| 74 | WASP-142 | 12.87 | 2,384 ly | F8 | 6,010 K |
| 75 | WASP-175 | 12.96 | 1,759 ly | F7 | 6,229 K |
| 76 | NGTS-35 | 13.06 | 597 ly | K3.5 V | 4,717 K |
| 77 | TOI-4559 | 13.12 | 103 ly | M-type | 3,558 K |
| 78 | LTT 3780 | 13.14 | 71.7 ly | M3.5 V | 3,358 K |
| 79 | HATS-25 | 13.17 | 1,537 ly | G | 5,715 K |
| 80 | HATS-31 | 13.31 | 2,524 ly | F-type | 6,050 K |
| 81 | TOI-2981 | 13.36 | 1,721 ly | G-type | 5,940 K |
| 82 | HATS-22 | 13.40 | 749 ly | K V | 4,803 K |
| 83 | TIC 290487717 | 13.49 | 1,290 ly | G-type | 5,329 K |
| 84 | TOI-2989 | 13.86 | 639 ly | K4 V | 4,672 K |
| 85 | HATS-53 | 13.94 | 1,911 ly | G-type | 5,644 K |
| 86 | HATS-18 | 14.19 | 2,036 ly | G V | 5,600 K |
| 87 | NGTS-18 | 14.59 | 3,575 ly | G5 V | 5,610 K |
| 88 | UCAC4 328-061594 | 15.69 | 130 ly | DC | – |
| 89 | TOI-1883 | 15.79 | 376 ly | M | 3,554 K |
| 90 | TOI-6478 | 15.99 | 126 ly | M4.0+/-0.5 | 3,230 K |
| 91 | ZTF J1230-2655 | 18.91 | 609 ly | B-type | 10,000 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Hydra?
The brightest star in Hydra is Alphard, at apparent magnitude 1.97 and 177 ly from Earth, one of 91 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 9 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Hydra?
The nearest of them is GJ 433, 30 ly away.