R-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , R-Hya is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:34, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:08, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
R-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h29m42s [2] |
| Declination: | −23°16'52" [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.39 (V) [2] 7.99 (BT) [2] 6.52 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 124.2 parsec 405.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.25 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 59.1 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 282.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.92 |
Sources