57-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 , 57-Hya is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 20° above the horizon.

Name 57-Hya
Object type Star
Other names
57-Hya
57 Hydrae
HR 5517[1]
HD 130274
HIP 72378[3]
TYC 6755-2084-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:14h47m57s [2]
Declination:−26°38'46" [2]
Constellation:Hydra
Magnitude:5.76 (V) [2]
5.75 (BT) [2]
5.76 (VT) [2]
Distance:137.2 parsec
447.2 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):-0.01
Proper motion (speed):12.9 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):228.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.08

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