In Evidence
Other stars in Serpens
- Unukalhai
- η Serpentis
- μ Serpentis
- ξ Serpentis
- β Serpentis
- ε Serpentis
- δ Serpentis
- γ Serpentis
- Gudja
- ο Serpentis
- ν Serpentis
- λ Serpentis
- ι Serpentis
- ζ Serpentis
- Alya
- ρ Serpentis
- σ Serpentis
- π Serpentis
- θ2 Serpentis
- 5 Serpentis
- 36 Serpentis
- 10 Serpentis
- τ1 Serpentis
- HR5894
- 59 Serpentis
- ω Serpentis
- 16 Serpentis
- 3 Serpentis
- χ Serpentis
- 6 Serpentis
- HR6016
- HR6858
- 60 Serpentis
- 25 Serpentis
- HR5924
- 11 Serpentis
- φ Serpentis
- HR6544
- 64 Serpentis
- HR5859
- 4 Serpentis
- 45 Serpentis
- HR5692
- υ Serpentis
- HR6928
- 47 Serpentis
- HR6568
- HR6993
- HR6756
- τ7 Serpentis
- HR5963
- HR7048
- HR6755
- ψ Serpentis
- HR6681
- HR5654
- HR5690
- HR6011
- τ5 Serpentis
- HR6562
- HR6620
- 61 Serpentis
- HR6014
- HR5874
- HR6840
- τ6 Serpentis
- HR5745
- HR5796
- 43 Serpentis
- HR5913
- 39 Serpentis
- 8 Serpentis
- τ3 Serpentis
- HR6873
- HR6005
- τ8 Serpentis
- HR6898
- HR7144
- HR6666
- HR7076
- HR6496
- τ2 Serpentis
- HR6096
- HR5831
- HR5931
- HR5740
- 7 Serpentis
- HR5992
- 40 Serpentis
- HR5665
- HR6843
- HR5861
- HR6757
- HR5706
- HR6830
- HR5909
- HR7008
- HR6890
- HR5711
- HR6785
- HR6600
- HR6958
- HR5783
- HR6449
- HR5850
- HR6999
- 14 Serpentis
- HR5791
- HR5758
- HR6813
- HR7000
- HR5659
- HR6900
6 Serpentis
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.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 6 Serpentis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
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:
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's 6 Serpentis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):