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Star Beta Hydri

Subgiant Beta Hydri is located 24 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class G2IV, that has 108 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
24 light years

Beta Hydri

Subgiant, High proper motion star
Spectral class: G2IV

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 0h 25m 55.81s
Declination iconDeclination: -77° 15' 10.064'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 133.719
Distance iconSun distance: 24.391 ly | 7.5 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 108 % M Sun | 1131 M Jupiter
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Size: 181 % R Sun | 18 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 5816 K | 1.01 T Sun
time iconAge: 6.4 billions years | 1.39 Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 2.8
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 3.4
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K
2.1
H
1.6
J
1.2
Grp
0.8
I
0.8
G
0.6
V
0.5
Gbp
0.5
B
0.4
U
0.3
Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

Beta Hydri system structure

Beta Hydri
More about Beta Hydri
Nearby star Beta Hydri is is approximately 81 % bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 5816 K (5543 °C), which is about 101 % of Sun's temperature.
       Beta Hydri can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, and it is possible to see it with naked eye. 
Other designations of this star
LHS 6, Gliese 19, HD 2151, HIP 2021, HR 98, LTT 226, GCTP 69, SAO 255670, CPD–77° 16, FK5 11, LPM 22, LFT 43, bet Hyi, * bet Hyi, Gaia EDR3 4683897617110115200
External sources
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Simbad database (* bet Hyi)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 4683897617110115200)
Archive from the Gaia mission
Class of stars Subgiant
A subgiant is a term used to describe a luminous star that is typically running out of hydrogen for nuclear fusion and is thus departing from the main sequence. These stars are classified as Yerkes luminosity class IV.
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