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The Greek constellation of Hydra is an adaptation of a Babylonian constellation: the MUL.APIN includes a "serpent" constellation (MUL.DINGIR.MUŠ) that loosely corresponds to Hydra. It is one of two Babylonian "serpent" constellations (the other being the origin of the Greek Serpens), a mythological hybrid of serpent, lion and bird. [2]
NGC 2848 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hydra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,361 ± 23 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 34.82 ± 2.46 Mpc (∼114 million light-years). [1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 31 December 1785.
NGC 3200 is a large spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 3,877 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 57.2 ± 4.0 Mpc (~187 million ly). NGC 3200 was discovered by American astronomer Edward Singleton Holden in 1882. [1]
NGC 3316 is a barred lenticular galaxy [2] [3] located about 190 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Hydra. [4] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 26, 1835. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] NGC 3316 is a member of the Hydra Cluster , [ 7 ] and appears to have a small companion galaxy known as HCC 15.
NGC 5135 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. It is located at a distance of about 200 million light years from Earth. It was discovered by John Herschel on May 8, 1834. [ 2 ]
NGC 3311 is a super-giant [2] elliptical galaxy [3] (a type-cD galaxy) [4] [3] located about 190 million light-years away [5] in the constellation Hydra. [6] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 30, 1835.
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Hydra, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F G. Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class Notes
NGC 2835 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. It is located at a distance of circa 35 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 2835 is about 65,000 light years across. It was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel on April 13, 1884. [3]