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θ Hydri (theta Hydri)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -61.08°   Az: 208.30°   Direction: South-West

θ Hydri is a main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Hydrus.

θ Hydri visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, θ Hydri is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of θ Hydri (theta Hydri) star
DSS2 image of θ Hydri. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Hydri during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 02m 19s
-71° 48’ 11”
08h 51m 00s
11h 53m 20s

J2000

03h 02m 15s
-71° 54’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

289.93°
-41.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Hydri (theta Hydri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.53
Main-sequence

-0.50
B3V
12293K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Hydri is distant 524.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

161.03
524.96
12 km/s
0.025 arcsec/y
0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Hydri
(theta Hydri)
SAO255945
SAO255945

Visibility from Your Location

θ Hydri (theta Hydri) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK