Epsilon Hydri

ε Hydri
Location of ε Hydri (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Hydrus
Right ascension 02h 39m 35.36121s[1]
Declination −68° 16′ 01.0103″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.12[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B9 Va[2]
U−B color index −0.14[3]
B−V color index −0.06[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+13.6±0.9[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +87.30[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +0.09[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)21.48 ± 0.09 mas[1]
Distance151.8 ± 0.6 ly
(46.6 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.78[2]
Details
Mass2.64[5] M☉
Radius2.2[6] R☉
Luminosity60[5] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.33[7] cgs
Temperature10,970±373[7] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)96[5] km/s
Age133[7] Myr
Other designations
ε Hyi, CPD−68° 161, FK5 95, GC 3240, HD 16978, HIP 12394, HR 806, SAO 248621
Database references
SIMBADdata

Epsilon Hydri, Latinized from ε Hydri, is a single,[8] blue-white hued star in the southern constellation of Hydrus. It is a faint star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.12,[2] but it can be seen with the naked eye. Measurements made by the Hipparcos spacecraft showed an annual parallax shift of 21.48 mas,[1] which provides a distance estimate of 152 light years. The star is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +13.6 km/s.[4] It is a member of the Tucana-Horologium moving group, an association of stars that share a common motion through space.[9]

The stellar classification for this star is B9 Va,[2] indicating that is it a B-type main-sequence star that is generating energy through hydrogen fusion at its core. It is a young star, just 133[7] million years in age, and has a high rate of spin with a projected rotational velocity of 96 km/s.[5] This is giving the star a mild oblate shape with an equatorial bulge that is 5% greater than the polar radius.[10] Epsilon Hydri has an estimated 2.64 times the mass of the Sun and 2.2 times the Sun's radius.[5] It is radiating 60[5] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of around 10,970 K.[7]

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