The star μ-Hya
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , μ-Hya is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 21:00 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 33° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:36, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:57, when it sinks to 17° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
μ-Hya
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 3.82 (V)[1] 5.77 (BT)[1] 3.98 (VT)[1] 2.54 (RP)[2] 3.16 (G)[2] 4.23 (BP)[2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.52 |
| Right Ascension: | 10h26m05s [2] |
| Declination: | -16°50'11" [2] |
| Distance: | 63.3 parsec 206.4 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 152.6 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 238.6° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -0.18 |