ν Serpentis (nu Serpentis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:41 | Tran: 22:02 | Set: 3:22

Alt: -65.80° Az: 338.55° Direction: North-North-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 11h 24m 37s

Sidereal Time 04h 46m 53s

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 Sakura, Giappone are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Tokyo):

Azimuth: 102.9° RISE 16:41

Max altitude: 41.4° TRANSIT 22:02

Azimuth: 257.1° SET 3:22

Name:	Sakura, Giappone
Latitude:	35° 43' 0.1" N
Longitude:	140° 13' 58.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Tokyo

Set Location

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