hip-43305

Variable star

Its story

14 Hydrae glides through the Hydra, the longest constellation in the sky, about 450 light-years away. A B-type star —blue and hot— it shows variability: small fluctuations in brightness scarcely seen without instruments. A young flame slipping among the endless coils of the water-monster.

Constellation: Hydra
Apparent magnitude: 5.30
Distance: 450.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 132.341° · Dec -3.443°
Catalogue: HIP 43305 · HD 75333

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