Star profile
Pi Serpens
What is Pi Serpens
Pi Serpentis is a white A-type star roughly 179 light-years away, set in the head of the Serpent, that unusual constellation split in two by the hands of Ophiuchus. It is one of the suns that draw the reptilian face of an ancient symbol of wisdom and healing, linked to Asclepius. Its discreet white light keeps company with more famous stars in a region heavily frequented by amateur telescopes.
Where it is and when to see it
Pi 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 Pi Serpens
- Constellation
- Serpens
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.82
- Distance
- 179.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 240.574° · Dec 22.804°
- Catalogue
- HIP 78554 · HD 143894
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Other stars in Serpens
Serpens has 65 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- UnukalhaiAlpha Serpens2.63
- Eta Serpens3.23
- Mu Serpens3.54
- Zeta Serpens4.62
- AlyaTheta 1 Serpens4.62
- Rho Serpens4.74
- Sigma Serpens4.82
- Alya BTheta 2 Serpens4.98