How to see it
20 Hya has a visual magnitude of about 5.20: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 20 Hya: right ascension 9h 9m 36s, declination −8° 47′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
20 Hya. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44961, HD 78732, Gaia DR3 5743881423909041536. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5743881423909041536
- HIP
- 44961
- HD
- 78732
- gaia_dr3
- 5743881423909041536
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 20 Hya
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.20