φ Serpentis (phi Serpentis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:13 | Tran: 1:30 | Set: 8:42

Alt: 27.88° Az: 102.39° Direction: East-South-East

φ Serpentis is a sub-giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Serpens.

φ Serpentis visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its faintness, φ 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 φ Serpentis (phi Serpentis) star

DSS2 image of φ Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Serpentis during the next 1000 years (-2.02 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.45 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 58m 25s

Declination +14° 20’ 33”

Hour Angle 19h 47m 56s

Sidereal Time 11h 46m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 57m 14s

Declination +14° 24’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.21°

Galactic Latitude 45.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ Serpentis (phi Serpentis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.54

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.33

Spectral Type K1IV

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Serpentis is distant 227.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 68 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.64

Distance (light year) 227.02

Radial Speed -68 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.121 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.087"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation φ Serpentis
(phi Serpentis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD142980

SAO Catalogue SAO101834

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP78132

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 2969

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 75.7° RISE 18:13

Max altitude: 52.9° TRANSIT 1:30

Azimuth: 284.3° SET 8:42

Set Location

Other stars in Serpens