ε Hydri (epsilon Hydri)

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:08 | Tran: 8:19 | Set: 11:27

Alt: -20.01° Az: 157.61° Direction: South-South-East

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

Right Ascension 02h 39m 59s

Declination -68° 09’ 29”

Hour Angle 16h 56m 31s

Sidereal Time 19h 36m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 39m 35s

Declination -68° 16’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 288.96°

Galactic Latitude -45.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Hydri (epsilon Hydri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.11

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.75

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

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.

Distance (parsec) 47.01

Distance (light year) 153.27

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.086 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Hydri
(epsilon Hydri)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16978

SAO Catalogue SAO248621

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12394

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-68 161

FK5 Catalogue 95

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ε Hydri (epsilon Hydri) rise, transit and set times from Nong Muang, Tailandia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Bangkok):

Azimuth: 158.2° RISE 5:08

Max altitude: 6.6° TRANSIT 8:19

Azimuth: 201.8° SET 11:27

Name:	Nong Muang, Tailandia
Latitude:	15° 14' 45.2" N
Longitude:	100° 39' 21.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Bangkok

Set Location

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