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public  Kumbija, Gambia Kumbija, Gambia  ⓘ
TimezoneAfrica/Banjul
Sunrise: 6:38 
Transit: 13:02 
Sunset: 19:26
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6 Serpentis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:52 | Tran: 20:51 | Set: 2:53
Alt: 73.38°   Az: 221.33°   Direction: South-West

6 Serpentis is a variable and double giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Serpens.

6 Serpentis visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, 6 Serpentis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of 6 Serpentis star
DSS2 image of 6 Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of 6 Serpentis during the next 1000 years (-0.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.77 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 22m 20s
+00° 37’ 28”
00h 43m 32s
16h 05m 52s

J2000

15h 21m 02s
+00° 42’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

2.9°
45.45°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.35
Giant

0.98
K3III
4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Serpentis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 6 Serpentis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

6 Serpentis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 6 Serpentis double sysyem:

5.35
9.35
4
3.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

6 Serpentis is distant 243.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

74.74
243.65
9 km/s
-0.042 arcsec/y
-0.106"/y

Alternative Designations

6 Serpentis
SAO120955
SAO120955

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 6 Serpentis rise, transit and set times from Kumbija, Gambia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Banjul):

Azimuth: 89.4°
Max altitude: 77.4°
Azimuth: 270.6°