ρ-Ser (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , ρ-Ser will become visible at around 17:57 (PST), 21° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 57 minutes after the Sun at 19:53.
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Name
ρ-Ser
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 15h51m15s [4] |
| Declination: | +20°58'40" [4] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.75 (V) [2] 6.74 (BT) [2] 4.91 (VT) [2] 4.12 (G) [4] 5.00 (BP) [4] 3.22 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 123.8 parsec 403.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.55 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 56.5 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 288.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.71 |
Sources