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    Alphard (Alpha Hydrae)

    Alphard
    Map © 2003 Torsten Bronger
    The brightest star in the constellation Hydra, made more noticeable by being in a fairly barren region of sky to the southwest of Regulus. Its Arabic name means "the solitary one."

    Alphard is an orange giant and mild barium star with a companion that, before it became a white dwarf, contaminated its partner with the byproducts of nuclear fusion that had been dredged to its surface.


    visual magnitude 1.99
    absolute magnitude -1.69
    spectral type K3II-III
    surface temperature 4,000 K
    luminosity 400 Lsun
    distance 177 light-years (54 pc)
    position R.A. 09h 27m 35.2s,
    Dec. -08° 39' 31"
    other designations Alfard, Alphart, Kalbelaphard,
    Cor Hydrae, 30 Hydrae,
    HR 3748, BD -08°2680, HD 81797,
    SAO 136871, FK5 354, HIP 46390


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