λ-Ser (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , λ-Ser is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 62° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:48, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:37, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
λ-Ser
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 15h46m26s [4] |
| Declination: | +07°21'09" [4] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.42 (V) [2] 5.14 (BT) [2] 4.48 (VT) [2] 4.25 (G) [4] 4.57 (BP) [4] 3.79 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 11.9 parsec 38.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.56 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 234.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 252.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 4.04 |
Sources