ω Serpentis (omega Serpentis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:33 | Tran: 22:42 | Set: 4:54

Alt: -8.95° Az: 75.05° Direction: South-West

ω Serpentis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Serpens.

ω Serpentis visual magnitude is 5.23. Because of its faintness, ω 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.

Image of ω Serpentis (omega Serpentis) star

DSS2 image of ω Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of ω Serpentis during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 51m 34s

Declination +02° 07’ 14”

Hour Angle 16h 51m 02s

Sidereal Time 08h 42m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 50m 17s

Declination +02° 11’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 10.54°

Galactic Latitude 40.5°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.23

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.70

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω Serpentis is distant 262.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 80.65

Distance (light year) 262.90

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ω Serpentis
(omega Serpentis)

Flamsteed designation 34 Serpentis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141680

SAO Catalogue SAO121215

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77578

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 3007

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 87.9° RISE 16:33

Max altitude: 40.6° TRANSIT 22:42

Azimuth: 272.1° SET 4:54

Set Location

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