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ψ Hydrae (psi Hydrae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 11:09 | Tran: 14:57 | Set: 18:45
Alt: 2.72°   Az: 226.04°   Direction: South-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.

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 23s
-23° 14’ 57”
03h 25m 57s
16h 36m 21s

J2000

13h 09m 03s
-23° 07’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

308.19°
39.57°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ψ Hydrae (psi Hydrae) star
Simplified 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 Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.2°
Max altitude: 15.3°
Azimuth: 246.8°