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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:14 
Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 17:14
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δ Serpentis (delta Serpentis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:58 | Tran: 5:54 | Set: 12:45
Alt: -24.15°   Az: 331.95°   Direction: North-North-West

δ Serpentis is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Serpens.

δ Serpentis visual magnitude is 3.8. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Serpentis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of δ Serpentis (delta Serpentis) star
DSS2 image of δ Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Serpentis during the next 10000 years (-12.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 36m 00s
+10° 27’ 23”
10h 16m 31s
01h 52m 32s

J2000

15h 34m 48s
+10° 32’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

17.59°
48.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Serpentis (delta Serpentis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.8
Hypergiant

F0IV
7726K

Star System Properties

δ 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 δ Serpentis double sysyem:

3.8
4.9
1.1
3.9 arcsec

Alternative Designations

δ Serpentis
(delta Serpentis)
13 Serpentis
SAO101624
SAO101624

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 79.5°
Max altitude: 49.0°
Azimuth: 280.5°