Ashlesha
Also known as ε Hya · HR 3482
Ashlesha is a double or multiple star in the constellation Hydra, about 130 light-years from Earth.
Facts
| Type | Double or multiple star (spectral type G1III+A8V) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Position (J2000) | 8h 46m 46s, +6° 25′ |
| Distance | 130 light-years (its light set off about 130 years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 3.38 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 0′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Studied in | 271 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Ashlesha is highest in the sky at midnight in January. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 76° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 46°. To see it you need the naked eye, even from a town.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Hydra
- Alphard
- Ghost of Jupiter
- GJ 357
- GJ 433
- M48 (NGC 2548)
- M68 (NGC 4590)
- Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M83)
- Spiderweb Galaxy
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · Data sources & credits