ε Hydri (epsilon Hydri)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -29.69°
Az: 182.08°
Direction: South-South-West
ε Hydri is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Hydrus.
ε Hydri visual magnitude is 4.11. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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.
DSS2 image of ε Hydri. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Hydri during the next
10000 years (14.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ε Hydri (epsilon Hydri).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ε Hydri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ε Hydri.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ε Hydri is distant 153.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ε Hydri (epsilon Hydri) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK