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TimezoneAtlantic/Faroe
Sunrise: 3:47 
Transit: 13:31 
Sunset: 23:12
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ψ Hydrae (psi Hydrae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 17:20 | Tran: 19:40 | Set: 22:01
Alt: 4.52°   Az: 179.90°   Direction: South

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.

Image of ψ Hydrae (psi Hydrae) star
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

13h 10m 26s
-23° 15’ 12”
23h 59m 33s
13h 09m 59s

J2000

13h 09m 03s
-23° 07’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

308.19°
39.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ Hydrae (psi Hydrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.95
Giant

0.70
K1III
4626K

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

HR 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.

70.72
230.55
-19 km/s
-0.024 arcsec/y
-0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ Hydrae
(psi Hydrae)
SAO181410
SAO181410

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ψ Hydrae (psi Hydrae) rise, transit and set times from Klaksvík, Faroe Islands are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Atlantic/Faroe):

Azimuth: 113.3°
Max altitude: 4.5°
Azimuth: 246.7°