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TimezoneAmerica/Sao_Paulo
Sunrise: 6:21 
Transit: 11:47 
Sunset: 17:12
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Ashlesha - ε Hydrae (epsilon Hydrae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:03 | Tran: 13:51 | Set: 19:39
Alt: 55.43°   Az: 40.06°   Direction: North-East

Ashlesha, also designated as ε Hydrae (epsilon Hydrae), is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Hydra.

Ashlesha visual magnitude is 3.38. Because of its moderate brightness, Ashlesha 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.

Image of Ashlesha - ε Hydrae (epsilon Hydrae) star
DSS2 image of Ashlesha. The red arrow shows the motion of Ashlesha during the next 1000 years (-3.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.85 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 48m 07s
+06° 19’ 26”
22h 33m 46s
07h 21m 54s

J2000

08h 46m 46s
+06° 25’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

220.72°
28.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Ashlesha - ε Hydrae (epsilon Hydrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.38
Giant

0.29
G5III
5671K

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

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of Ashlesha. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

Ashlesha 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 Ashlesha double sysyem:

3.38
4.28
0.9
0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Ashlesha is distant 135.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

41.44
135.10
36 km/s
-0.189 arcsec/y
-0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Ashlesha
ε Hydrae
(epsilon Hydrae)
SAO117112
SAO117112

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Ashlesha - ε Hydrae (epsilon Hydrae) rise, transit and set times from Itapemirim, Brasile are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Sao_Paulo):

Azimuth: 83.7°
Max altitude: 62.7°
Azimuth: 276.3°