| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox ICRS | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 10h 46m 52.05s |
| Declination | −17° 17′ 48.7″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.42 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence |
| Spectral type | A3V |
| U−B color index | +0.14 |
| B−V color index | +0.11 |
| R−I color index | +0.04 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +0.23±0.99 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −15.864 mas/yr Dec.: −18.786 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 17.7995±0.1794 mas |
| Distance | 183 ± 2 ly (56.2 ± 0.6 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.45 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.09 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.94 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 17.2 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.18 cgs |
| Temperature | 8,433 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 96 km/s |
| Age | 652 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| 3 Crt, BD−16°3124, HD 93397, HR 4214, SAO 156221 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
b1 Hydrae is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra with an apparent magnitude of 5.42.