K-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , k-Hya is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 3° below the horizon at dawn.
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Name
K-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h23m05s [4] |
| Declination: | −27°45'16" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.80 (V) [2] 6.49 (BT) [2] 4.94 (VT) [2] 4.35 (G) [4] 5.04 (BP) [4] 3.56 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 52.5 parsec 171.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.32 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 233.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 240.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.20 |
Sources