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γ Serpentis (gamma Serpentis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:03 | Tran: 6:27 | Set: 13:47
Alt: 2.06°   Az: 67.25°   Direction: East-North-East

γ Serpentis is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Serpens.

γ Serpentis visual magnitude is 3.85. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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 γ Serpentis (gamma Serpentis) star
DSS2 image of γ Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Serpentis during the next 100 years (0.52 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.14 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 57m 36s
+15° 35’ 24”
16h 52m 24s
08h 50m 00s

J2000

15h 56m 27s
+15° 39’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

27.75°
45.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Serpentis (gamma Serpentis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.85
Main-sequence

3.62
F6V
6481K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ Serpentis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the γ Serpentis double sysyem:

3.85
10.45
6.6
201.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Serpentis is distant 36.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

11.12
36.25
7 km/s
0.312 arcsec/y
-1.281"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Serpentis
(gamma Serpentis)
41 Serpentis
SAO101826
SAO101826

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 74.4°
Max altitude: 54.1°
Azimuth: 285.6°