The star λ-Ser
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , λ-Ser is visible all night. It will become visible around 21:18 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 27° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:18, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:18, 37° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
λ-Ser
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Object Type
Star
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Other Names
Position
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.42 (V) [2] 5.14 (BT) [2] 4.48 (VT) [2] 4.20 (G) [4] 4.59 (BP) [4] 3.81 (RP) [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.56 |
| Right ascension: | 15h46m26s [4] |
| Declination: | +07°21'09" [4] |
| Distance: | 11.8 parsec 38.5 lightyrs [4] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 234.6 mas/yr [4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 252.8° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 4.06 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.