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ι Hydri (iota Hydri)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -50.91°   Az: 159.68°   Direction: South-South-East

ι Hydri is a giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Hydrus.

ι Hydri visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, ι Hydri is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of ι Hydri (iota Hydri) star
DSS2 image of ι Hydri. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Hydri during the next 1000 years (1.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.02 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 15m 21s
-77° 17’ 43”
17h 38m 16s
20h 53m 38s

J2000

03h 15m 57s
-77° 23’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

293.66°
-37.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Hydri (iota Hydri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.52
Giant

3.18
F4III
6674K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Hydri is distant 95.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

29.39
95.83
19 km/s
0.109 arcsec/y
0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

ι Hydri
(iota Hydri)
SAO255973
SAO255973

Visibility from Your Location

ι Hydri (iota Hydri) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK