Phi2 Hydrae

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Phi2 Hydrae
Observation data
ICRS
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Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 10h 36m 16.65960s[1]
Declination −16° 20′ 39.5778″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.0943[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M1 III[3]
U−B color index +1.95[4]
B−V color index +1.64[4]
Variable type SR[5]
Distance
760 ± 60 ly
(230 ± 20 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.80[6]
Details
Luminosity703[7] L
Temperature3,791[7] K
HR 4156, SAO 156093[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Phi2 Hydrae,

ν Hydrae
.

Pulsations[5]
Period
(days)
Amplitude
(magnitude)
11.0 0.008
110.3 0.012
153.6 0.015

This is an

semiregular variable that undergoes changes in luminosity according to three pulsation periods.[5] The star is radiating an estimated 703[7] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,791 K.[7]

Phi2 Hydrae has a faint visual companion: a magnitude 12.20 star at an

arc seconds along a position angle of 280°, as of 1959.[11]


References