How to see it
29 Hya has a visual magnitude of about 7.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 29 Hya: right ascension 9h 27m 15s, declination −9° 13′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
29 Hya. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46365, HD 81728, Gaia DR3 5741411233597581312. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5741411233597581312
- HIP
- 46365
- HD
- 81728
- gaia_dr3
- 5741411233597581312
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 29 Hya
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5741411233597581312
- HD 81728
- HIP 46365
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.22