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Hydrus

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Hydrus [′hī·drəs]
(astronomy)
A southern constellation, right ascension 2 hours, declination 75°S. Also known as Water Snake.
Hydrus 

(the Water Snake), a constellation of the southern hemisphere; its brightest stars have visual stellar magnitudes of 2.9 and 2.8. It is not visible from the USSR. (SeeSTELLAR SKY.)
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And beneath the effulgent Antarctic skies I have boarded the Argo-Navis, and joined the chase against the starry Cetus far beyond the utmost stretch of Hydrus and the Flying Fish.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
 
 
 
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