Hydrus

English name	Hydrus
Major stars	alpha Hydri		magn. 3,0	RA: 01h 58m 46.15s	Dec: -61° 34' 11.5"
	beta Hydri		magn. 2,9	RA: 00h 25m 43.76s	Dec: -77° 15' 16.3"
	gamma Hydri		magn. 3,2	RA: 03h 47m 14.35s	Dec: -74° 14' 20.5"
Description	Not very remarkable constellation, to the south of Achernar, the principal star of Eridanus. The only interesting object is pi Hydris, a double visible to the naked eye too, near the border with Horologium: its components are a red star and an orange star, both of fifth magnitude.
Mythology and history	The constellation was drawn by the Dutch navigators Pieters Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederik de Houtman towards the end of the XVI century.

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