17-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 17-Hya is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:19, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:44, 40° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 39° above your southern horizon.
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Name
17-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h55m29s [6] |
| Declination: | −07°58'16" [6] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 6.68 (V) [3] 6.94 (BT) [2] 6.70 (VT) [2] 6.68 (G) [6] 6.77 (BP) [6] 6.50 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 91.6 parsec 298.7 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.22 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 26.4 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 165.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.87 |
Sources