Its story
Tau2Hyi has a visual magnitude of about 5.97: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for Tau2Hyi: right ascension 1h 47m 46s, declination −80° 10′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Tau2Hyi. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8366, HD 11604, Gaia DR3 4632255789335833856. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 8366
- Right ascension
- 1h 47m 46s
- Declination
- −80° 10′ 36″
- Magnitude
- 5.97
- Distance
- ≈ 206 ly
Data: gaia-dr3