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EX Hydrae is a variable star classified as an eclipsing intermediate polar-type cataclysmic variable specifically of the DQ Herculis type. The system varies in apparent magnitude from 9.6 to 14. The system consists of a white dwarf primary and an M-type secondary of masses of 0.4-0.7 M☉ and 0.07-0.10 M☉ respectively. The orbital period is 98.25696 minutes (0.068233846 days). The system is 65±11 parsecs distant making EX Hya one of the closest cataclysmic variable stars.