τ^8-Ser (Star)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , τ^8-Ser is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:31 (EST) – 3 hours and 22 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:40.

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Name τ^8-Ser
Object type Star
Other names
τ^8-Ser
Tau^8 Serpentis Caput
26-Ser
26 Serpentis Caput
HR 5858[1]
HD 140729
HIP 77111[3]
TYC 1495-371-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 1197415239789852544[4]
Position
Right ascension:15h44m42s [4]
Declination:+17°15'51" [4]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:6.14 (V) [2]
6.15 (BT) [2]
6.14 (VT) [2]
6.14 (G) [4]
6.13 (BP) [4]
6.13 (RP) [4]
Distance:111.6 parsec
363.7 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.01
Proper motion (speed):29.0 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):278.9°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.90
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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