Star profile
61 Serpens
What is 61 Serpens
61 Serpentis shines 614 light-years away, in the head of the Serpent —the only constellation split into two halves separated by the body of Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer. It is a white A-type star, young and hot, its steady light crossing space with no detected companion or pulsation. A serene point in a region of the sky steeped in myths of wisdom and healing.
Where it is and when to see it
61 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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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 61 Serpens
- Constellation
- Serpens
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.93
- Distance
- 614.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 277.987° · Dec -1.003°
- Catalogue
- HIP 90844 · HD 170920
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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
- HIP 791375.93
- HIP 870745.93
- HIP 878135.93
- HIP 862665.94
- HIP 774125.98