The star B¹-Hya
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , b¹-Hya is visible between 23:49 and 05:12. It will become accessible around 23:49, when it rises to an altitude of 20° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:32, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 05:12 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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Position
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 5.43 (V) [1] 5.58 (BT) [1] 5.44 (VT) [1] 5.39 (G) [2] 5.48 (BP) [2] 5.34 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.11 |
| Right ascension: | 10h46m52s [2] |
| Declination: | -17°17'49" [2] |
| Distance: | 55.9 parsec 182.3 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 25.1 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 218.4° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.69 |