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Hydra together with the ecliptic cycle forms a figure like Q. We have investigated the stars both in Leo and Hydra.

Our last star in Leo is υ (176.2) and our last star in Hydra is π (214.0). With Hydra taking off to the south we should expect to find a similar behaviour of some constellation at the other side of the equator. Half the sky away we have Andromeda, at the beginning of right ascension time, and with her left elbow she is reaching down towards Pisces:

My star list has so far only the following Greek lettered stars in Andromeda:

Sirrah (680) α Andromedae 2.07 28º 49' N 00h 06m 1.5
  θ Andromedae 4.61 38° 41′ N 00h 15m 3.7
Andromeda Galaxy M31 Andromedae 3.44 41° 16′ N 00h 34m 8.7
Delta δ Andromedae 3.27 30º 52' N 00h 37m 9.4
  ζ Andromedae 4.08 24° 16′ N 00h 39m 9.9
  η Andromedae 4.40 23° 25′ N 00h 49m 12.4
Mirach β Andromedae 2.07 35º 21' N 01h 07m 17.0
Alamak γ Andromedae 2.10 42º 05' N 02h 01m 30.7

Which are missing? I have redmarked the 7 stars in my list above:

Α α Ν ν
Β β Ξ ξ
Γ γ Ο ο
Δ δ Π π
Ε ε Ρ ρ
Ζ ζ Σ σ/ς
Η η Τ τ
Θ θ Υ υ
Ι ι Φ φ
Κ κ Χ χ
Λ λ Ψ ψ
Μ μ Ω ω

Also the rest of them should be in the star map below:

ο 23h 01m 55.25s 23h01.921m 349.9
NGC 7662 23h 25m 54s 23h25.900m 356.0
λ 23h 37m 33.71s 23h37.562m 358.9
ι 23h 38m 08.18s 23h38.136m 359.1
κ 23h 40m 24.44s 23h40.407m 359.7
ψ 23h 46m 02.04s 23h46.034m 361.1
Sirrah 00h 08m 23.17s 00h08.386m

1.5
σ 00h 18m 19.71s 00h18.329m 4.0
ρ 00h 21m 07.23s 00h21.121m 4.7
π 00h 36m 52.84s 00h36.881m 8.7
ε 00h 38m 33.50s 00h38.558m 9.2
ν 00h 49m 48.83s 00h49.814m 12.0
μ 00h 56m 45.10s 00h56.752m 13.8
φ 01h 09m 30.12s 01h09.502m 17.0
ξ 01h 22m 20.39s 01h22.340m 20.3
ω 01h 27m 39.09s 01h27.652m 21.6
υ 01h 36m 47.98s 01h36.800m 23.9
χ 01h 39m 21.02s 01h39.350m 24.6
τ 01h 40m 34.80s 01h40.580m 24.9
NGC 752 01h 57m 55s 01h57.917m 29.3
  ο Andromedae 3.62 42° 20′ N 22h 59m 349.9
Snowball Nebula NGC 7662 8.6 42° 33′ N 23h 21m 356.0
  λ Andromedae 3.81 46° 27′ N 23h 35m 358.9
Manus Catenata ι Andromedae 4.29 43° 16′ N 23h 36m 359.1
  κ Andromedae 4.15 44° 20′ N 23h 38m 359.7
  ψ Andromedae 4.97 46° 25′ N 23h 44m 361.1
  σ Andromedae 4.51 36° 47′ N 00h 16m 4.0
  ρ Andromedae 5.16 37° 58′ N 00h 19m 4.7
  π Andromedae 4.34 33° 43′ N 00h 34m 8.7
  ε Andromedae 4.34 29° 19′ N 00h 36m 9.2
  ν Andromedae 4.53 41° 05′ N 00h 47m 12.0
  μ Andromedae 3.86 38° 30′ N 00h 54m 13.8
Keun Nan Mun φ Andromedae 4.26 47° 15′ N 01h 07m 17.0
Adhil ξ Andromedae 4.87 45° 32′ N 01h 20m 20.3
  ω Andromedae 4.83 45° 24′ N 01h 25m 21.6
  υ Andromedae 4.10 41° 24′ N 01h 34m 23.9
  χ Andromedae 5.01 44° 23′ N 01h 37m 24.6
  τ Andromedae 4.96 40° 35′ N 01h 38m 24.9

7 + 17 = 24. NGC 752 is an open cluster of stars and of no interest for us.

But the planetary nebula NGC 7662, the Snowball Nebula, is beautiful: