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ω Hydrae (omega Hydrae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:47 | Tran: 23:10 | Set: 5:37
Alt: 0.22°   Az: 82.24°   Direction: East

ω Hydrae is a bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Hydra.

ω Hydrae visual magnitude is 4.97. Because of its moderate brightness, ω Hydrae 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 ω Hydrae (omega Hydrae) star
DSS2 image of ω Hydrae. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Hydrae during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 07m 17s
+04° 59’ 25”
17h 36m 12s
02h 43m 30s

J2000

09h 05m 58s
+05° 05’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

224.69°
32.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω Hydrae (omega Hydrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.97
Bright giant

-2.88
K2II
4270K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω Hydrae is distant 1,211.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

371.75
1,211.90
25 km/s
-0.018 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

ω Hydrae
(omega Hydrae)
SAO117420
SAO117420

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω Hydrae (omega Hydrae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.0°
Max altitude: 43.5°
Azimuth: 275.0°