HQ-Hya (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Jacksonville , HQ-Hya will become visible at around 20:56 (EDT), 46° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:26.
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Name
HQ-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h19m15s [4] |
| Declination: | -10°09'56" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.31 (V) [2] 6.71 (BT) [2] 6.34 (VT) [2] 6.25 (G) [4] 6.40 (BP) [4] 5.97 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 110.4 parsec 359.9 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.31 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 56.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 311.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.09 |
Visibility from Jacksonville
All times shown in Jacksonville local time.