E-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , E-Hya is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 19° above the horizon. It is visible between 00:09 and 01:43. It will become accessible at around 00:09, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:56, 19° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:43 when it sinks below 18° above your southern horizon.
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Name
E-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h50m17s [6] |
| Declination: | -27°57'38" [6] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 4.42 (V) [3] 6.22 (BT) [2] 4.58 (VT) [2] 3.91 (G) [6] 4.68 (BP) [6] 3.07 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 92.6 parsec 301.8 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.37 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 246.6 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 255.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.41 |
Sources