56-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , 56-Hya will become visible at around 21:14 (PDT), 28° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:00.
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Name
56-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h47m44s [4] |
| Declination: | −26°05'15" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 5.24 (V) [2] 6.40 (BT) [2] 5.33 (VT) [2] 4.97 (G) [4] 5.46 (BP) [4] 4.35 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 98.3 parsec 320.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.91 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 39.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 103.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.27 |
Sources