Star profile

Iota Serpens

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is Iota Serpens

ι Serpentis is a white star in the head of the Serpent, one of the only two constellations in the sky split into two bodies: head and tail, separated by the figure of Ophiuchus. Its clean A-type light slips between the coils of the mythic reptile, held eternally by the hands of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine. A discreet flame in a region of the sky charged with healing symbolism.

Where it is and when to see it

Iota Serpens lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is May: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.

Astronomical data for Iota Serpens

Constellation: Serpens
Apparent magnitude: 4.51
Distance: 190.1 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 235.388° · Dec 19.670°
Catalogue: HIP 76852 · HD 140159

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Other stars in Serpens

Serpens has 65 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 65 stars in Serpens