ν Hydrae (nu Hydrae)

ν Hydrae is a giant star in the constellation of Hydra.

ν Hydrae visual magnitude is 3.11. Because of its moderate brightness, ν Hydrae should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about ν Hydrae:

Color of ν Hydrae ⬤

Magnitude of ν Hydrae 3.11

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW ν Hydrae (nu Hydrae) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ν Hydrae

ν 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 ν Hydrae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 49m 37s

Declination J2000 -16° 11’ 36”

Galactic Longitude 265.05°

Galactic Latitude 37.56°

Constellation Hydra

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

Simplified finder chart for ν Hydrae (nu Hydrae).

Visibility of ν Hydrae from your location

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

Today's ν Hydrae (nu Hydrae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.2° RISE 18:36

Max altitude: 22.3° TRANSIT 23:09

Azimuth: 253.8° SET 3:46

RIGHT NOW ν Hydrae (nu Hydrae) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of ν Hydrae

The image below is a photograph of ν 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 ν Hydrae is 0.094 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.2 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of ν Hydrae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Hydrae during the next 1000 years (1.57 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of ν Hydrae from the Sun and relative movement

ν Hydrae is distant 138.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.48 pc

Distance (light year) 138.49 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.094 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.2 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ν Hydrae

ν Hydrae belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.03

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature of ν Hydrae 4213K

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

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

Alternative designations of ν Hydrae

Bayer designation ν Hydrae
(nu Hydrae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD93813

SAO Catalogue SAO156256

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52943

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 3138

FK5 Catalogue 410

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