ν Hydri (nu Hydri)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -55.92°
Az: 204.43°
Direction: South-South-West
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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ν Hydri (nu Hydri).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν Hydri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ν Hydri (nu Hydri) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK