ε-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ε-Hya is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:18 (EDT), 53° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:44, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:36, when it sinks below 16° above your western horizon.
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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 |
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