Hydrus (Water Snake)

Japanese: みずへび座(水蛇座) - みずへびざ（英語表記）Hydrus

Its abbreviation is Hyi. It is a small constellation in the southern sky. It is one of the twelve constellations newly established by the 16th century German astronomer Johann Bayer (1572-1625). The male is called Hydrus, while the female is called Hydra, but in Japanese the former is translated as sea snake and the latter as water snake. There are no bright stars, and it is a part of the sky that cannot be seen at all in Japan. Its approximate position is 2h40m in right ascension and -72° in declination. It reaches its highest point in the meridian at 8pm in late December. [Ishida Goro]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

略号はHyi。南天の小星座。16世紀ドイツ人の天文学者バイヤーJohann Bayer(1572‐1625)が新設した12星座の一つで，雌をあらわすHydraに対して，雄をHydrusと呼ぶのだが，日本名では前者を海蛇，後者を水蛇と訳した。輝星はなく，日本では全然見ることのできない天域である。概略位置は赤経2h40m，赤緯－72゜。午後8時の南中は12月下旬である。【石田五郎】

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