σ-Hya (Star)

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From San Diego , σ-Hya is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:04 (PDT), 57° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:59, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:37, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.

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Name σ-Hya
Object type Star
Other names
σ-Hya
Sigma Hydrae
5-Hya
5 Hydrae
HR 3418[1]
HD 73471
HIP 42402[3]
TYC 215-2022-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 3080111439567156992[4]
Position
Right ascension:08h38m45s [4]
Declination:+03°20'28" [4]
Constellation:Hydra
Magnitude:4.45 (V) [2]
6.01 (BT) [2]
4.58 (VT) [2]
4.11 (G) [4]
4.71 (BP) [4]
3.38 (RP) [4]
Distance:115.1 parsec
375.2 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):1.22
Proper motion (speed):25.1 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):230.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.86
Visibility from San Diego

All times shown in San Diego local time.

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32.72°N
117.16°W
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