κ Hydrae (kappa Hydrae)

Altitude: -38.6° Azimuth: 299.7° Direction: West-North-West

κ Hydrae is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

κ Hydrae visual magnitude is 5.06. Because of its reltive faintness, κ Hydrae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about κ Hydrae:

Color of κ Hydrae ⬤

Magnitude of κ Hydrae 5.06

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

κ Hydrae (kappa Hydrae) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -38.6°
Azimuth: 299.7°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of κ Hydrae

κ Hydrae is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of κ Hydrae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 40m 18s

Declination J2000 -14° 19’ 55”

Galactic Longitude 248.71°

Galactic Latitude 27.81°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of κ Hydrae in the sky:

Finder chart κ Hydrae (kappa Hydrae) star

Simplified finder chart for κ Hydrae (kappa Hydrae).

Visibility of κ Hydrae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's κ Hydrae (kappa Hydrae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.3° RISE 12:45

Max altitude: 24.2° TRANSIT 17:29

Azimuth: 255.7° SET 22:12

RIGHT NOW κ Hydrae (kappa Hydrae) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of κ Hydrae

The image below is a photograph of κ Hydrae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of κ Hydrae is -0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.02 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of κ Hydrae. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Hydrae during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of κ Hydrae from the Sun and relative movement

κ Hydrae is distant 515.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 157.98 pc

Distance (light year) 515.01 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of κ Hydrae

κ Hydrae belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.93

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature of κ Hydrae 12489K

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

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

Alternative designations of κ Hydrae

Bayer designation κ Hydrae
(kappa Hydrae)

Flamsteed designation 38 Hydrae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83754

SAO Catalogue SAO155388

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47452

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 2917

FK5 Catalogue 364

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4576

In Evidence

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