Omicron Hydrae
Omicron Hydrae (ο Hya) is the Bayer designation for a solitary[8] star in the equatorial constellation Hydra. At one time it bore the Flamsteed designation 25 Crateris, but this is no longer used by astronomers so as to avoid confusion.[9] With an apparent visual magnitude of 4.70,[2] this star is visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.27 mas,[1] it is located around 449 light years from the Sun.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra | 
| Right ascension | 11h 40m 12.78970s[1] | 
| Declination | −34° 44′ 40.7733″[1] | 
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.70[2] | 
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B9 V[3] | 
| U−B color index | −0.20[2] | 
| B−V color index | −0.08[2] | 
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +5.9[4] km/s | 
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −43.24[1] mas/yr Dec.: −1.61[1] mas/yr | 
| Parallax (π) | 7.27 ± 0.16 mas[1] | 
| Distance | 449 ± 10 ly (138 ± 3 pc) | 
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.99[5] | 
| Details[6] | |
| Mass | 3.56±0.04 M☉ | 
| Luminosity | 309 L☉ | 
| Temperature | 10,495 K | 
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 160 km/s | 
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data | 
This is a B-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of B9 V.[3] It has completed an estimated 98.4%±1.1% of its lifetime on the main sequence. With 3.56[6] times the mass of the Sun, it radiates 309 times the Sun's luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 10,495 K.[6] The rate of spin is relatively high, with a projected rotational velocity of 160 km/s.[6]
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- "* omi Hya". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
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