τ6 Serpentis (tau6 Serpentis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:17 | Tran: 15:39 | Set: 23:00

Alt: 51.10° Az: 211.29° Direction: South-South-West

τ6 Serpentis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Serpens.

τ6 Serpentis visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, τ6 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 τ6 Serpentis (tau6 Serpentis) star

DSS2 image of τ6 Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of τ6 Serpentis during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 42m 07s

Declination +15° 56’ 47”

Hour Angle 01h 19m 18s

Sideral Time 17h 01m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 40m 59s

Declination +16° 01’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 26.07°

Galactic Latitude 49.26°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for τ6 Serpentis (tau6 Serpentis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.31

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where τ6 Serpentis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of τ6 Serpentis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

τ6 Serpentis is distant 450.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 138.12

Distance (light year) 450.28

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation τ6 Serpentis
(tau6 Serpentis)

Flamsteed designation 19 Serpentis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD140027

SAO Catalogue SAO101678

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76810

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 2816

Visibility from Your Location

Today's τ6 Serpentis (tau6 Serpentis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.1° RISE 8:17

Max altitude: 54.5° TRANSIT 15:39

Azimuth: 285.9° SET 23:00

Set Location

Other stars in Serpens