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Gamma Hydri

γ Hydri
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Hydrus
Right ascension 03h 47m 14.34s
Declination −74° 14′ 20.3″
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.26
Spectral type M2III
Other designations
CD–74° 276, HD 24512, HIP 17678, HR 1208, SAO 256029

γ Hydri, Latinised as Gamma Hydri, is a star in the constellation Hydrus. Located around 65.61 parsecs (214.0 ly) distant, it is a red giant of spectral type M2III, a star that has used up its core hydrogen and has expanded. A semiregular variable, it pulsates between magnitudes 3.26 and 3.33, although its period is not yet known precisely.



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