ω Hydrae (omega Hydrae)

Altitude: 23.0° Azimuth: 247.7° Direction: West-South-West

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

ω Hydrae visual magnitude is 4.97. Because of its moderate brightness, ω 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 ω Hydrae:

Color of ω Hydrae ⬤

Magnitude of ω Hydrae 4.97

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

ω Hydrae (omega Hydrae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 23.0°
Azimuth: 247.7°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ω Hydrae

ω 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 ω Hydrae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 05m 58s

Declination J2000 +05° 05’ 31”

Galactic Longitude 224.69°

Galactic Latitude 32.11°

Constellation Hydra

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

Finder chart ω Hydrae (omega Hydrae) star

Simplified finder chart for ω Hydrae (omega Hydrae).

Visibility of ω Hydrae from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 84.9° RISE 21:23

Max altitude: 43.6° TRANSIT 3:51

Azimuth: 275.1° SET 10:15

Digitized Sky Survey image of ω Hydrae

The image below is a photograph of ω 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 ω Hydrae is -0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of ω Hydrae from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 371.75 pc

Distance (light year) 1,211.90 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ω Hydrae

ω Hydrae belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -2.88

Spectral Type K2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature of ω Hydrae 4270K

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

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

Alternative designations of ω Hydrae

Bayer designation ω Hydrae
(omega Hydrae)

Flamsteed designation 18 Hydrae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD77996

SAO Catalogue SAO117420

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44659

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 2116

FK5 Catalogue 2717

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