9 Hydrae

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:17 | Tran: 15:16 | Set: 21:15

Alt: 69.91° Az: 221.26° Direction: South

9 Hydrae is a double giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Hydra.

9 Hydrae visual magnitude is 4.88. Because of its moderate brightness, 9 Hydrae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 9 Hydrae. The red arrow shows the motion of 9 Hydrae during the next 1000 years (0.02 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 42m 54s

Declination -16° 02’ 08”

Hour Angle 00h 54m 32s

Sidereal Time 09h 37m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 41m 43s

Declination -15° 56’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 240.63°

Galactic Latitude 15.71°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.88

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.90

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 9 Hydrae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 9 Hydrae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

9 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 9 Hydrae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.88

Secondary star magnitude 11.68

Magnitude difference 6.8

Separation 31 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

9 Hydrae is distant 204.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 62.58

Distance (light year) 204.01

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.098"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 9 Hydrae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74137

SAO Catalogue SAO154552

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42662

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 2554

FK5 Catalogue 2684

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6937

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 9 Hydrae rise, transit and set times from Limuru, Kenya are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Nairobi):

Azimuth: 106.0° RISE 9:17

Max altitude: 75.1° TRANSIT 15:16

Azimuth: 254.0° SET 21:15

Name:	Limuru, Kenya
Latitude:	1° 6' 0.0" S
Longitude:	36° 38' 60.0" E
Timezone:	Africa/Nairobi

Set Location

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