Constellation Hydrus the Male Water Snake is a small constellation in the deep southern sky, not to be confused with the the larger and older Female Water Snake, Hydra Constellation. It is close to the south celestrial pole and is bordered by constellations Mensa to the southeast, Eridanus to the east, Horologium and Reticulum to the northeast, Phoenix to the north, Tucana to the northwest and west, and Octans to the south.

Hydrus was established by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in 1597, from the observations of the southern sky by the Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. The Water Snake represents a type of snake encountered on the expedition rather than a mythical creature. ^[1]

List of Stars in Hydrus Constellation

2000	B	Star	Mag	Orb
00 ♒ 57	β	Beta Hyi	2.79	1°40′
10 ♒ 11	ν	Nu Hyi	4.76	1°00′
10 ♒ 26	γ	Foo Pih	3.26	1°30′
29 ♒ 00	η2	Eta2 Hyi	4.68	1°00′
29 ♒ 09	δ	Delta Hyi	4.08	1°00′
01 ♓ 53	ε	Epsilon Hyi	4.12	1°00′
04 ♓ 23	ζ	Zeta Hyi	4.83	1°00′
12 ♓ 06	α	Head of Hydrus	2.86	1°40′

Hydrus Constellation Astrology

Constellation Hydrus the Snake is said to give a cunning, practical and treacherous nature, with great danger of poisoning. ^[2]

References

1. Hydrus, the Lesser Water Snake, Ian Redpath’s Star Tales.
2. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.47.