59-Hya (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 59-Hya is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 21° above the horizon.
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Name
59-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h58m39s [4] |
| Declination: | -27°39'26" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 5.73 (V) [2] 6.05 (BT) [2] 5.76 (VT) [2] 6.35 (G) [4] 5.73 (BP) [4] 5.35 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 113.1 parsec 368.8 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.25 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 48.5 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 259.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.46 |
Sources