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public  Sitalá, México Sitalá, México  ⓘ
TimezoneAmerica/Mexico_City
Sunrise: 5:40 
Transit: 12:13 
Sunset: 18:45
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γ Hydrae (gamma Hydrae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:20 | Tran: 18:52 | Set: 0:20
Alt: 47.81°   Az: 162.55°   Direction: South-South-East

γ Hydrae is a variable and double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hydra.

γ Hydrae visual magnitude is 3. Because of its brightness, γ Hydrae is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of γ Hydrae (gamma Hydrae) star
DSS2 image of γ Hydrae. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Hydrae during the next 10000 years (10.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 20m 18s
-23° 18’ 18”
23h 09m 20s
12h 29m 39s

J2000

13h 18m 55s
-23° 10’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

311.1°
39.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Hydrae (gamma Hydrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3
Giant

-0.04
G8III
4943K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ 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 γ Hydrae double sysyem:

3
9.7
6.7
138.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Hydrae is distant 132.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

40.50
132.04
-5 km/s
0.064 arcsec/y
-0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Hydrae
(gamma Hydrae)
SAO181543
SAO181543

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ Hydrae (gamma Hydrae) rise, transit and set times from Sitalá, México are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Mexico_City):

Azimuth: 113.3°
Max altitude: 49.7°
Azimuth: 246.7°