59 Hydrae
59 Hydrae is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.
59 Hydrae visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its reltive faintness, 59 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 59 Hydrae:
59 Hydrae is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -34.1°
Azimuth: 267.2°
Direction: West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 59 Hydrae
59 Hydrae is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 59 Hydrae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 59 Hydrae in the sky:

Visibility of 59 Hydrae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 59 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 59 Hydrae
The image below is a photograph of 59 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 59 Hydrae is -0.042 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 59 Hydrae from the Sun and relative movement
59 Hydrae is distant 349.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 59 Hydrae
59 Hydrae belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Hydrae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

59 Hydrae star system properties
59 Hydrae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 59 Hydrae double sysyem: