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θ Hydrae (theta Hydrae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 17:05 | Tran: 23:15 | Set: 5:28
Alt: 23.16°   Az: 241.96°   Direction: West-South-West

θ Hydrae is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Hydra.

θ Hydrae visual magnitude is 3.88. Because of its moderate brightness, θ 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 θ Hydrae (theta Hydrae) star
DSS2 image of θ Hydrae. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Hydrae during the next 1000 years (2.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 15m 40s
+02° 12’ 32”
03h 37m 11s
12h 52m 52s

J2000

09h 14m 21s
+02° 18’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

228.77°
32.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Hydrae (theta Hydrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.88
Main-sequence

0.90
B9V
10941K

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

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

Star System Properties

θ Hydrae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the θ Hydrae double sysyem:

3.88
11.58
7.7
27.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Hydrae is distant 128.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

39.46
128.65
-10 km/s
0.129 arcsec/y
-0.31"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Hydrae
(theta Hydrae)
SAO117527
SAO117527

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 87.8°
Max altitude: 40.7°
Azimuth: 272.2°