KU-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , KU-Hya is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 38° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:04, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:24, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
KU-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Position
Right ascension: | 09h22m50s [4] |
Declination: | −09°50'19" [4] |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Magnitude: Variable | 6.52 (V) [2] 6.80 (BT) [2] 6.54 (VT) [2] 6.57 (G) [4] 6.58 (BP) [4] 6.35 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 144.5 parsec 471.1 lightyrs [3] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.22 |
Proper motion (speed): | 30.8 mas/yr[3] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 245.0° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | 0.72 |
Sources