Epsilon Hydrae (star)

Epsilon Hydrae A
Spectral	G5 III
Type	Giant
Multiple	Trinary
Luminosity	44 LSol
Absolute magnitude	+0.39
Mag Terra	3.38
Temperature	5084° K
Mass	2.1 MSol
Radius	7.92 RSol
Companion	Epsilon Hydrae B /C / D

Epsilon Hydrae B
Spectral	A8 V
Type	Main Sequence
Luminosity	LSol
Absolute magnitude
Mag Terra	(3.38)
Temperature	° K
Companion	Epsilon Hydrae A

Epsilon Hydrae Ca
Spectral	F5 V
Type	Main Sequence
Luminosity	LSol
Absolute magnitude
Mag Terra	7.5
Temperature	° K
Companion	Epsilon Hydrae Cb / Epsilon Hydrae AB

Epsilon Hydrae Cb
Spectral	??
Type	Main Sequence
Luminosity	LSol
Absolute magnitude
Temperature	° K
Companion	Epsilon Hydrae Ca / Epsilon Hydrae AB

Epsilon Hydrae D
Spectral	??
Type	Main Sequence
Luminosity	LSol
Absolute magnitude
Temperature	° K
Companion	Epsilon Hydrae AB/C

The Epsilon Hydrae is a quinary star system (also called Minazal III) composed of a close pair AB (G5 III / A8 V) component with an orbiting C component (F5 V). The C-component itself has a very close companion, and the entire system is orbited by a Distant Companion (Epsilon Hydrae D).

• It is a star.

Description (Specifications)

Epsilon Hydrae A (known as Ashlesha) is a yellow-white G5 III giant star, orbited by a near companion A8 V component (Epsilon Hydrae B) with a 15-year orbital period, and an additional Far Companion C-component of type F5 V orbiting the AB pair with a period of 870 years. The C-component itself has a very close companion with a 9.9047 day-orbit of eccentricity e=0.62, and there is a Distant Companion (Epsilon Hydrae D) with a 10,000 year orbital period.

The Epsilon Hydrae star system as a whole carries the designation Minazal III, and lies approximately 39.6pc from Terra, and is located in a Rimward/Rimtrailing direction from Terra at bearing 220.7^o Galactic Longitude and +28.5^o North Galactic Latitude.

• The independent star systems Delta Hydrae, Eta Hydrae, Epsilon Hydrae, Rho Hydrae, and Zeta Hydrae are each known by the name "Minazal" and have been designated Minazal I thru V by astronomers, respectively, for clarity.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Epsilon Hydrae system is the location of the world Minazal/Subra (Neworld 1718), which orbits the B-component of the system.

Image Repository

TravellerMap (T5SS):
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References & Contributors (Sources)

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