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τ7 Serpentis (tau7 Serpentis)

Altitude: 54.0°   Azimuth: 210.2°   Direction: South-South-West

τ7 Serpentis is a star in the constellation of Serpens.

τ7 Serpentis visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its reltive faintness, τ7 Serpentis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of τ7 Serpentis is -0.072 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.053 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of τ7 Serpentis (tau7 Serpentis) star
DSS2 image of τ7 Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of τ7 Serpentis during the next 10000 years (-12.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about τ7 Serpentis

5.81

τ7 Serpentis (tau7 Serpentis) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 54.0°
Azimuth: 210.2°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of τ7 Serpentis

τ7 Serpentis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of τ7 Serpentis are provided in the following table:

15h 41m 54s
+18° 27’ 50”
29.69°
49.96°
Serpens

The simplified sky map below shows the position of τ7 Serpentis in the sky:

Finder chart τ7 Serpentis (tau7 Serpentis) star
Simplified finder chart for τ7 Serpentis (tau7 Serpentis).

Visibility of τ7 Serpentis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's τ7 Serpentis (tau7 Serpentis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.5°
Max altitude: 57.0°
Azimuth: 288.5°

Distance of τ7 Serpentis from the Sun and relative movement

τ7 Serpentis is distant 173.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

53.25 pc
173.59 ly
-30 km/s
-0.072 arcsec/year
0.053 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of τ7 Serpentis

τ7 Serpentis belongs to spectral class A2

2.18
A2
8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where τ7 Serpentis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of τ7 Serpentis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of τ7 Serpentis

τ7 Serpentis
(tau7 Serpentis)
22 Serpentis
SAO101686
SAO101686