τ¹-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , τ¹-Hya is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:13, when it reaches an altitude of 19° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:18, 46° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 45° above your southern horizon.
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Name
τ¹-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h29m08s [2] |
| Declination: | −02°46'08" [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 4.59 (V) [2] 4.92 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 17.3 parsec 56.5 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.41 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 99.0 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 91.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 3.40 |
Sources