μ-Hya (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , μ-Hya is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:14, when it reaches an altitude of 17° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:15, 30° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 30° above your southern horizon.

Name μ-Hya
Object type Star
Other names
μ-Hya
Mu Hydrae
42-Hya
42 Hydrae
HR 4094[1]
HD 90432
HIP 51069[3]
TYC 6061-1134-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 3748360796947806208[4]
Position
Right ascension:10h26m05s [4]
Declination:−16°50'11" [4]
Constellation:Hydra
Magnitude:3.82 (V) [2]
5.77 (BT) [2]
3.98 (VT) [2]
3.27 (G) [4]
4.19 (BP) [4]
2.48 (RP) [4]
Distance:74.8 parsec
243.8 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):1.52
Proper motion (speed):151.7 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):238.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.54

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