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ν Hydri (nu Hydri)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -36.90°   Az: 174.79°   Direction: South

ν Hydri is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Hydrus.

ν Hydri visual magnitude is 4.75. Because of its moderate brightness, ν Hydri is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of ν Hydri (nu Hydri) star
DSS2 image of ν Hydri. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Hydri during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 50m 20s
-74° 57’ 44”
22h 54m 59s
01h 45m 19s

J2000

02h 50m 28s
-75° 04’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

293.35°
-39.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Hydri (nu Hydri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.75
Giant

-0.27
K3III
4069K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Hydri is distant 328.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

100.81
328.63
5 km/s
-0.037 arcsec/y
-0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Hydri
(nu Hydri)
SAO255929
SAO255929

Visibility from Your Location

ν Hydri (nu Hydri) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK