40 Serpentis
40 Serpentis is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Serpens.
40 Serpentis visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, 40 Serpentis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 40 Serpentis is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 40 Serpentis
40 Serpentis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -13.0°
Azimuth: 302.3°
Direction: West-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 40 Serpentis
40 Serpentis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 40 Serpentis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 40 Serpentis in the sky:
Visibility of 40 Serpentis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 40 Serpentis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 40 Serpentis from the Sun and relative movement
40 Serpentis is distant 240.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 40 Serpentis
40 Serpentis belongs to spectral class A7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 40 Serpentis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
