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δ Hydri (delta Hydri)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -65.73°   Az: 211.84°   Direction: South-West

δ Hydri is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Hydrus.

δ Hydri visual magnitude is 4.09. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Hydri 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 δ Hydri (delta Hydri) star
DSS2 image of δ Hydri. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Hydri during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 22m 12s
-68° 32’ 38”
09h 34m 34s
11h 56m 47s

J2000

02h 21m 44s
-68° 39’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

291.25°
-46.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Hydri (delta Hydri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.09
Main-sequence

1.00
A3V
9766K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Hydri is distant 135.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

41.49
135.27
6 km/s
-0.05 arcsec/y
0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

δ Hydri
(delta Hydri)
SAO248545
SAO248545

Visibility from Your Location

δ Hydri (delta Hydri) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK