ι Hydri (iota Hydri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:01 | Tran: 8:51 | Set: 10:40

Alt: 0.08° Az: 185.64° Direction: South

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.

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

Right Ascension 03h 15m 21s

Declination -77° 17’ 42”

Hour Angle 01h 46m 14s

Sidereal Time 05h 01m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 15m 57s

Declination -77° 23’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 293.66°

Galactic Latitude -37.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Hydri (iota Hydri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.52

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 3.18

Spectral Type F4III

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

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

Distance (parsec) 29.39

Distance (light year) 95.83

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.109 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ι Hydri
(iota Hydri)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD21024

SAO Catalogue SAO255973

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15201

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-77 134

FK5 Catalogue 1095

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ι Hydri (iota Hydri) rise, transit and set times from Misau, Nigeria are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Lagos):

Azimuth: 167.3° RISE 7:01

Max altitude: 1.4° TRANSIT 8:51

Azimuth: 192.7° SET 10:40

Name:	Misau, Nigeria
Latitude:	11° 18' 58.7" N
Longitude:	10° 28' 13.1" E
Timezone:	Africa/Lagos

Set Location

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