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π Serpentis (pi Serpentis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:55 | Tran: 1:03 | Set: 9:08
Alt: 36.29°   Az: 261.23°   Direction: West

π Serpentis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Serpens.

π Serpentis visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, π 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 π Serpentis (pi Serpentis) star
DSS2 image of π Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of π Serpentis during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 03m 23s
+22° 44’ 07”
03h 58m 57s
20h 02m 21s

J2000

16h 02m 17s
+22° 48’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

38.14°
46.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π Serpentis (pi Serpentis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.83
Main-sequence

1.16
A3V
9328K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Serpentis is distant 176.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

54.29
176.98
-28 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

π Serpentis
(pi Serpentis)
44 Serpentis
SAO84155
SAO84155

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 67.3°
Max altitude: 61.3°
Azimuth: 292.7°