κ Hydri (kappa Hydri)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -57.09°
Az: 206.76°
Direction: South-South-West
κ Hydri is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Hydrus.
κ Hydri visual magnitude is 5.01. Because of its faintness, κ 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 κ Hydri. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Hydri during the next
10000 years (-13.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for κ Hydri (kappa Hydri).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ Hydri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of κ Hydri.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
κ Hydri is distant 317.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
κ Hydri (kappa Hydri) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK