21 Hydrae
21 Hydrae is a variable giant star in the constellation of Hydra.
21 Hydrae visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, 21 Hydrae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 21 Hydrae:
21 Hydrae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 10.3°
Azimuth: 115.4°
Direction: East-South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 21 Hydrae
21 Hydrae is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 21 Hydrae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 21 Hydrae in the sky:

Visibility of 21 Hydrae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 21 Hydrae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 21 Hydrae
The image below is a photograph of 21 Hydrae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 21 Hydrae is -0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 21 Hydrae from the Sun and relative movement
21 Hydrae is distant 269.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 21 Hydrae
21 Hydrae belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 21 Hydrae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
