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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:52 
Transit: 12:57 
Sunset: 21:03
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φ3 Hydrae (phi3 Hydrae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:41 | Tran: 19:09 | Set: 23:37
Alt: 15.44°   Az: 146.53°   Direction: South-South-East

φ3 Hydrae is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hydra.

φ3 Hydrae visual magnitude is 4.91. Because of its moderate brightness, φ3 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 φ3 Hydrae (phi3 Hydrae) star
DSS2 image of φ3 Hydrae. The red arrow shows the motion of φ3 Hydrae during the next 1000 years (-1.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.45 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 39m 49s
-17° 00’ 33”
21h 44m 54s
08h 24m 44s

J2000

10h 38m 35s
-16° 52’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

262.88°
35.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ3 Hydrae (phi3 Hydrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.91
Giant

0.72
G8III
4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where φ3 Hydrae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of φ3 Hydrae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ3 Hydrae is distant 224.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

68.87
224.52
18 km/s
-0.097 arcsec/y
0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

φ3 Hydrae
(phi3 Hydrae)
SAO156122
SAO156122

Visibility from Your Location

Today's φ3 Hydrae (phi3 Hydrae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.0°
Max altitude: 21.5°
Azimuth: 253.0°