3 Hydrae
3 Hydrae is a variable star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Hydra.
3 Hydrae visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, 3 Hydrae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
Celestial Coordinates
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Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
3 Hydrae is also a SrCrEu chemically peculiar star.The red dot in the diagram below shows where 3 Hydrae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
3 Hydrae is distant 268.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's 3 Hydrae rise, transit and set times from Sutton in Ashfield, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):