How to see it
7Eta Hya has a visual magnitude of about 4.27: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 7Eta Hya: right ascension 8h 43m 13s, declination +3° 23′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
7Eta Hya. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42799, HD 74280, Gaia DR3 3079329274484276480. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3079329274484276480
- HIP
- 42799
- HD
- 74280
- gaia_dr3
- 3079329274484276480
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 7Eta Hya
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.27