What is Alphard?
'''Alphard''' (designated '''Alpha Hydrae'''),<ref>Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). ''A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations'' (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.</ref> is the brightest star in the constellation of [[Hydra (constellation)|Hydra]]. It is a single [[giant star]], but is cooler than the [[Sun]] and larger and more [[Luminosity|luminous]]. The star is about 177 [[Light year|light years]] away from us. [[File:Hydra_constellation_map.svg|thumb|The star is on the top right edge, the dot labelled ɑ is the star.]] The star has more designations in which of them include; Alfard, Alphart, Kalbelaphard, etc. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Stars]] {{sci-stub}}