ζ Serpentis (zeta Serpentis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:51 | Tran: 17:30 | Set: 23:10

Alt: 33.95° Az: 166.00° Direction: South-South-East

ζ Serpentis is a sub-giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Serpens.

ζ Serpentis visual magnitude is 4.62. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ 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 ζ Serpentis (zeta Serpentis) star

DSS2 image of ζ Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Serpentis during the next 1000 years (2.45 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.75 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 01m 47s

Declination -03° 41’ 22”

Hour Angle 23h 13m 36s

Sidereal Time 17h 15m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 00m 29s

Declination -03° 41’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 23.73°

Galactic Latitude 9.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ζ Serpentis (zeta Serpentis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.62

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.79

Spectral Type F2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature 6989K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Serpentis is distant 75.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 23.20

Distance (light year) 75.62

Radial Speed -43 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.147 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Serpentis
(zeta Serpentis)

Flamsteed designation 57 Serpentis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD164259

SAO Catalogue SAO142025

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88175

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 4217

Gliese Catalogue Gl 699.2

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 93.7° RISE 11:51

Max altitude: 34.8° TRANSIT 17:30

Azimuth: 266.3° SET 23:10

Set Location

Other stars in Serpens