ν Serpentis (nu Serpentis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:21 | Tran: 0:12 | Set: 5:08

Alt: -32.59° Az: 67.75° Direction: South-West

ν Serpentis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Serpens.

ν Serpentis visual magnitude is 4.33. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Serpentis (nu Serpentis) star

DSS2 image of ν Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Serpentis during the next 10000 years (7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 22m 15s

Declination -12° 52’ 14”

Hour Angle 15h 32m 28s

Sidereal Time 08h 54m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 20m 49s

Declination -12° 50’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 10.63°

Galactic Latitude 13.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Serpentis (nu Serpentis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.33

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.46

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

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

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

Star System Properties

ν 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 ν Serpentis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.33

Secondary star magnitude 9.13

Magnitude difference 4.8

Separation 46.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Serpentis is distant 193.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.31

Distance (light year) 193.36

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.042 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Serpentis
(nu Serpentis)

Flamsteed designation 53 Serpentis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD156928

SAO Catalogue SAO160479

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84880

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 4722

FK5 Catalogue 3376

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10481

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 102.9° RISE 19:21

Max altitude: 25.6° TRANSIT 0:12

Azimuth: 257.1° SET 5:08

Set Location

Other stars in Serpens