Lambda Hydrae

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Lambda Hydrae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 10h 10m 35.28s[1]
Declination −12° 21′ 14.7″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.61[2]
Spectral type K0IIICN+1[3]

Lambda Hydrae is a spectroscopic binary[4] star in the constellation Hydra. Its apparent magnitude is 3.61.[2] Located around 34.51 parsecs (112.6 ly) distant,[1] the primary is an orange giant of spectral type K0IIICN+1,[3] a star that has used up its core hydrogen, has expanded, and has an excess of carbon and nitrogen.

References

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