η-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , η-Hya will become visible at around 20:56 (PDT), 36° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:59.
Name
η-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 08h43m13s [4] |
Declination: | +03°23'55" [4] |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Magnitude: Variable | 4.27 (V) [2] 4.04 (BT) [2] 4.25 (VT) [2] 4.27 (G) [4] 4.16 (BP) [4] 4.41 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 156.6 parsec 510.6 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.18 |
Proper motion (speed): | 19.3 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 267.3° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -1.71 |
Sources