How to see it
38Kap Hya has a visual magnitude of about 5.03: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 38Kap Hya: right ascension 9h 40m 18s, declination −14° 19′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
38Kap Hya. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47452, HD 83754, Gaia DR3 5688852413126934912. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5688852413126934912
- HIP
- 47452
- HD
- 83754
- gaia_dr3
- 5688852413126934912
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 38Kap Hya
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.03