How to see it
3 Hya has a visual magnitude of about 5.71: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 3 Hya: right ascension 8h 35m 28s, declination −7° 58′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
3 Hya. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42146, HD 72968, Gaia DR3 5753752736224380544. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5753752736224380544
- HIP
- 42146
- HD
- 72968
- gaia_dr3
- 5753752736224380544
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 3 Hya
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.71