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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:44 
Transit: 13:02 
Sunset: 21:19
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Zhang - υ1 Hydrae (upsilon1 Hydrae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 12:04 | Tran: 16:44 | Set: 21:24
Alt: -36.22°   Az: 66.04°   Direction: South-West

Zhang, also designated as υ1 Hydrae (upsilon1 Hydrae), is a giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Hydra.

Zhang visual magnitude is 4.12. Because of its moderate brightness, Zhang 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 Zhang - υ1 Hydrae (upsilon1 Hydrae) star
DSS2 image of Zhang. The red arrow shows the motion of Zhang during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 52m 42s
-14° 58’ 01”
15h 18m 57s
01h 11m 39s

J2000

09h 51m 28s
-14° 50’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

251.23°
29.44°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Zhang - υ1 Hydrae (upsilon1 Hydrae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.12
Giant

-0.50
G7III
4943K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Zhang is distant 273.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

83.89
273.49
-15 km/s
0.017 arcsec/y
-0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Zhang
υ1 Hydrae
(upsilon1 Hydrae)
SAO155542
SAO155542

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Zhang - υ1 Hydrae (upsilon1 Hydrae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.0°
Max altitude: 23.6°
Azimuth: 255.0°