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Eps Hyi has a visual magnitude of about 4.11: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Eps Hyi: right ascension 2h 39m 36s, declination −68° 16′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).

Eps Hyi. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12394, HD 16978, Gaia DR3 4695167130257543424. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.