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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:23 
Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 17:05
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17 Hydrae

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:14 | Tran: 23:31 | Set: 4:52
Alt: -34.83°   Az: 53.17°   Direction: North-East

17 Hydrae is a double star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Hydra.

17 Hydrae visual magnitude is 6.67. Because of its faintness, 17 Hydrae is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of 17 Hydrae star
DSS2 image of 17 Hydrae. The red arrow shows the motion of 17 Hydrae during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 56m 43s
-08° 04’ 05”
14h 46m 17s
23h 43m 01s

J2000

08h 55m 29s
-07° 58’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

235.69°
23.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 17 Hydrae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.67

A2
8011K

Star System Properties

17 Hydrae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 17 Hydrae double sysyem:

6.67
6.97
0.3
4.1 arcsec

Alternative Designations

SAO136409
SAO136409

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 17 Hydrae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.1°
Max altitude: 30.5°
Azimuth: 261.9°