ε-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ε-Hya is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:43, when it reaches an altitude of 16° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:36, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 52° above your south-western horizon.
Name
ε-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Position
Right ascension: | 08h46m46s [2] |
Declination: | +06°25'07" [2] |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Magnitude: Variable | 3.42 (V) [2] 4.25 (BT) [2] 3.49 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 39.6 parsec 129.2 lightyrs [3] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
Proper motion (speed): | 232.3 mas/yr[3] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 259.1° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | 0.43 |
Sources