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γ Hydri (gamma Hydri)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -49.75°   Az: 204.94°   Direction: South-West

γ Hydri is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Hydrus.

γ Hydri visual magnitude is 3.24. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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 γ Hydri (gamma Hydri) star
DSS2 image of γ Hydri. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Hydri during the next 1000 years (0.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.90 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 46m 52s
-74° 09’ 40”
06h 14m 17s
10h 01m 09s

J2000

03h 47m 14s
-74° 14’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

289.13°
-37.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Hydri (gamma Hydri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.24
Giant

-0.85
M2III
3622K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Hydri is distant 214.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

65.66
214.05
16 km/s
0.047 arcsec/y
0.114"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Hydri
(gamma Hydri)
SAO256029
SAO256029

Visibility from Your Location

γ Hydri (gamma Hydri) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK