64 Serpentis

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:22 | Tran: 20:33 | Set: 2:48

Alt: 5.12° Az: 92.30° Direction: East

64 Serpentis is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Serpens.

64 Serpentis visual magnitude is 5.57. Because of its faintness, 64 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.

DSS2 image of 64 Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of 64 Serpentis during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 58m 31s

Declination +02° 34’ 10”

Hour Angle 18h 19m 57s

Sideral Time 13h 18m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 57m 16s

Declination +02° 32’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 35.85°

Galactic Latitude -0.14°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 64 Serpentis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.57

Class Giant

64 Serpentis is also a Hg chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -2.07

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 64 Serpentis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 64 Serpentis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

64 Serpentis is distant 1,101.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 337.84

Distance (light year) 1,101.35

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 64 Serpentis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD175869

SAO Catalogue SAO124089

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93051

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 3738

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 64 Serpentis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.4° RISE 14:22

Max altitude: 41.1° TRANSIT 20:33

Azimuth: 272.6° SET 2:48

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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