Star profile
Xi Serpens
What is Xi Serpens
Xi Serpentis lies in the tail of the Serpent, that single body split into two among the constellation catalogue. It is an F-type subgiant, its pale yellow tint betraying the unstable poise of a star that has begun to leave youth behind. At about 105 light-years, it is near enough that its light reaches us almost as a memory of a century barely past.
Where it is and when to see it
Xi Serpens lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is June: 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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Astronomical data for Xi Serpens
- Constellation
- Serpens
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.54
- Distance
- 105.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 264.397° · Dec -15.399°
- Catalogue
- HIP 86263 · HD 159876
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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
- Beta Serpens3.65
- Epsilon Serpens3.71
- Delta Serpens3.80
- Gamma Serpens3.85
- GudjaKappa Serpens4.09