π Hydrae (pi Hydrae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:10 | Tran: 23:32 | Set: 2:57

Alt: 10.44° Az: 165.42° Direction: South-South-East

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

π Hydrae visual magnitude is 3.27. Because of its moderate brightness, π 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.

DSS2 image of π Hydrae. The red arrow shows the motion of π Hydrae during the next 1000 years (0.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.32 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 07m 49s

Declination -26° 48’ 09”

Hour Angle 22h 55m 35s

Sidereal Time 13h 03m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 06m 22s

Declination -26° 40’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323°

Galactic Latitude 33.25°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.27

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Hydrae is distant 101.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 31.08

Distance (light year) 101.34

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.139"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation π Hydrae
(pi Hydrae)

Flamsteed designation 49 Hydrae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD123123

SAO Catalogue SAO182244

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68895

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2610095

Gliese Catalogue Gl 538.1

FK5 Catalogue 519

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 116.8° RISE 20:10

Max altitude: 11.7° TRANSIT 23:32

Azimuth: 243.2° SET 2:57

Set Location

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