E-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 South El Monte , E-Hya is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:08 (PDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 27° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:26, when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
E-Hya
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h50m17s [6] |
| Declination: | −27°57'38" [6] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 4.42 (V) [3] 6.22 (BT) [2] 4.58 (VT) [2] 3.91 (G) [6] 4.68 (BP) [6] 3.07 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 92.6 parsec 301.8 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.37 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 246.6 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 255.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.41 |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.