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W Hydrae is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Hydra.The star is nearly located within the Solar neighborhood between 75 and 120 parsecs likely at 375 light years from Sun. It has a visual apparent magnitude range of 5.6 to 10. In the near-infrared J band it has a magnitude of -1.7 is the 7th brightest star in the night sky and is even brighter than Sirius.