Location of V Hydrae in the night sky (IMAGE)

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Location of V Hydrae in the night sky

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V Hydrae is a carbon-rich star located 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Hydra. It is the subject of recent observations revealing the violent deaths of stars, which include, in the case of V Hya, explosive ejections of plasma into space that shape the structural environment around the star.

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