ψ Hydrae (psi Hydrae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:50 | Tran: 22:38 | Set: 2:30

Alt: -60.92° Az: 342.71° Direction: North-North-West

ψ Hydrae is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Hydra.

ψ Hydrae visual magnitude is 4.95. Because of its moderate brightness, ψ 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 ψ Hydrae. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ Hydrae during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 10m 25s

Declination -23° 15’ 10”

Hour Angle 11h 23m 49s

Sidereal Time 00h 34m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 09m 03s

Declination -23° 07’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 308.19°

Galactic Latitude 39.57°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.70

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ Hydrae is distant 230.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 70.72

Distance (light year) 230.55

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ψ Hydrae
(psi Hydrae)

Flamsteed designation 45 Hydrae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114149

SAO Catalogue SAO181410

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64166

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 3515

FK5 Catalogue 3048

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 113.3° RISE 18:50

Max altitude: 15.3° TRANSIT 22:38

Azimuth: 246.7° SET 2:30

Set Location

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