γ-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , γ-Hya is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 19° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:10, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:47, when it sinks below 15° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
γ-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 13h18m55s [6] |
| Declination: | -23°10'18" [6] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.00 (V) [3] 4.16 (BT) [2] 3.10 (VT) [2] 2.78 (G) [6] 3.52 (BP) [6] 2.36 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 39.2 parsec 127.7 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.91 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 81.1 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 123.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.04 |
Sources