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The modern constellation Hydra
Hydra (constellation)
Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, measuring 1303 square degrees. It has a long history, having been included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy. It is commonly represented as a water snake...

lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng) and the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Hydra area consists of:

Four Symbols	Mansion (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Asterisms (Chinese name)	Romanization	Translation	Western star name	Chinese star name	Romanization	Translation
Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍)	角	Jiǎo	Horn Horn (Chinese constellation) The Horn mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.-Asterisms:...	平	Píng	Justice
							γ Hya Gamma Hydrae Gamma Hydrae is a Class G8, third-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. Gamma Hydrae is a yellow giant, located about 130 light-years from Earth.-Modern legacy:γ Hya appears on the flag of Brazil, symbolising the state of Acre....	平一	Píngyī	1st star
							π Hya Pi Hydrae Pi Hydrae is a Class K2, third-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. Pi Hydrae is an orange giant star located about 100 light-years from Earth....	平二	Píngèr	2nd star
				折威	Shéwēi	Executions	50 Hya	折威一	Shéwēiyī	1st star
				陣車	Zhènchē	Battle Chariots
							58 Hya	陣車一	Zhènchēyī	1st star
							60 Hya	陣車二	Zhènchēèr	2nd star
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)	鬼	Guǐ	Ghost Ghost (Chinese constellation) The Ghost mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...	外廚	Wàichú	Outer Kitchen
							2 Hya	外廚一	Wàichúyī	1st star
							3 Hya	外廚二	Wàichúèr	2nd star
							14 Hya	外廚三	Wàichúsān	3rd star
	柳	Liǔ	Willow Willow (Chinese constellation) The Willow mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...	柳	Liǔ	Willow
							δ Hya Delta Hydrae Delta Hydrae is a Class A1, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. Delta Hydrae is a binary double star, located about 180 light-years from Earth.-Name and etymology:...
								柳宿一	Liǔsùyī	1st star
								柳宿距星	Liǔsùjùxīng	Separated star
								柳宿西头第三星	Liǔsùxītóudìsānxīng	3rd leading star in the west
								玉井西北星	Yùjǐngxīběixīng	Star in the southwest of Jade Well Three Stars (Chinese constellation) The Three Stars mansion is one of the twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger. This collection of seven bright stars is visible during winter in the Northern Hemisphere .- Asterisms :... constellation
								午	Wǔ	Noon, rope
								鹑火星	Chúnhuǒxīng	Star of Chunhuo
							σ Hya Sigma Hydrae Sigma Hydrae is the 4th-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. Sigma Hydrae belongs to spectral class K1+III and has apparent magnitude +4.44...	柳宿二	Liǔsùèr	2nd star
							η Hya	柳宿三	Liǔsùsān	3rd star
							ρ Hya	柳宿四	Liǔsùsì	4th star
							ε Hya Epsilon Hydrae Epsilon Hydrae is a Class G5, third-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. Epsilon Hydrae is a binary star with components of magnitudes 3.3 and 6.8, separated by 2.7 arcseconds...	柳宿五	Liǔsùwǔ	5th star
							ζ Hya Zeta Hydrae Zeta Hydrae is a Class G9, third-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. Zeta Hydrae is a yellow giant star located about 150 light-years from Earth.-Name and etymology:...	柳宿六	Liǔsùliù	6th star
							ω Hya	柳宿七	Liǔsùqī	7th star
							θ Hya	柳宿八	Liǔsùbā	8th star
	星	Xīng	Star Star (Chinese constellation) The Star mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.- Asterisms :...	星	Xīng	Star
							α Hya Alphard Alphard is the brightest star in the constellation Hydra. The name Alphard is from the Arabic الفرد , "the solitary one", there being no other bright stars near it. It was also known as the "backbone of the Serpent" to the Arabs. In ancient China it formed part of an asterism called the "red bird"...
								星宿一	Xīngsùyī	1st star
								星宿距星	Xīngsùjùxīng	Separated star
								蛇首一	Shéshǒuyī	Leading (star) in "snake" and stand alone
								星宿中央大星	Xīngsùzhōngyāngdàxīng	Big center star
							τ¹ Hya Tau Hydrae The Bayer designation Tau Hydrae is shared by two star systems, τ¹ Hydrae and τ² Hydrae, in the constellation Hydra...	星宿二	Xīngsùèr	2nd star
							τ² Hya Tau Hydrae The Bayer designation Tau Hydrae is shared by two star systems, τ¹ Hydrae and τ² Hydrae, in the constellation Hydra...	星宿三	Xīngsùsān	3rd star
							ι Hya	星宿四	Xīngsùsì	4th star
							27 Hya 27 Hydrae 27 Hydrae is an evolved yellow giant star in the constellation of Hydra. The star is suspected to host a low-mass companion.-Substellar companion:...	星宿五	Xīngsùwǔ	5th star
							26 Hya	星宿六	Xīngsùliù	6th star
							HD 82477	星宿七	Xīngsùqī	7th star
	張	Zhāng	Extended Net Extended Net (Chinese constellation) The Extended Net mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...	張	Zhāng	Extended Net
							υ¹ Hya Upsilon1 Hydrae Upsilon1 Hydrae is a yellow giant star in the constellation of Hydra. The star is one of Okayama Planet Search's main target for planet search and has turned out to host a substellar companion.-Substellar companion:...
								張宿一	Zhāngsùyī	1st star
								張宿距星	Zhāngsùjùxīng	Separated star
								張宿西第二星	Zhāngsùxīdìèrxīng	2nd western star
							λ Hya	張宿二	Zhāngsùèr	2nd star
							μ Hya	張宿三	Zhāngsùsān	3rd star
							HD 85951	張宿四	Zhāngsùsì	4th star
							κ Hya	張宿五	Zhāngsùwǔ	5th star
							φ Hya	張宿六	Zhāngsùliù	6th star
	翼	Yì	Extended Net Extended Net (Chinese constellation) The Extended Net mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...	翼	Yì	Extended Net
							ν Hya Nu Hydrae Nu Hydrae is a Class K2, third-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. Nu Hydrae is an orange giant star located about 140 light-years from Earth....	翼宿五	Yìsùwǔ	5th star
							HD 100307	翼宿十八	Yìsùshíbā	18th star
							HD 96819	翼宿十九	Yìsùshíjiǔ	19th star
							χ¹ Hya	翼宿二十	Yìsùèrshí	20th star
							II Hya	翼宿二十一	Yìsùèrshíyī	21st star
							HD 103462	翼宿二十二	Yìsùèrshíèr	22nd star
	軫	Zhěn	Chariot Extended Net (Chinese constellation) The Extended Net mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...	青丘	Qīngqiū	Green Hill
							β Hya Beta Hydrae Beta Hydrae is a double star in the constellation of Hydra. Its overall apparent visual magnitude varies by 0.04 magnitudes with a period of 2.344 days, and is approximately 4.27 at maximum brightness. The brighter star in the double is a giant Bp star which has been classified as an...
								青丘一	Qīngqiūyī	1st star
								土公西星	Tǔgōngxīxīng	Star in the west on Official for Earthworks and Buildings Wall (Chinese constellation) The Wall mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.- Asterisms :... constellation
							HD 103596	青丘二	Qīngqiūèr	2nd star
							17 Crt	青丘三	Qīngqiūsān	3rd star
							HD 100393	青丘四	Qīngqiūsì	4th star
							ξ Hya Xi Hydrae Xi Hydrae is a third-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. The star is situated 130 light-years from Earth, and has a radius about 10 times that of the Sun, and a luminosity nearly 60 times as large...	青丘五	Qīngqiūwǔ	5th star
							ο Hya	青丘六	Qīngqiūliù	6th star

External links

Hydra – Chinese associations

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