B¹-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 Columbus , b¹-Hya is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:28, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:14, when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
B¹-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 10h46m52s [4] |
| Declination: | −17°17'49" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 5.43 (V) [2] 5.58 (BT) [2] 5.44 (VT) [2] 5.42 (G) [4] 5.46 (BP) [4] 5.30 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 56.2 parsec 183.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.11 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 24.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 220.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.68 |
Visibility from Columbus
All times shown in Columbus local time.