- Mu Serpentis
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μ Serpentis Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0Constellation Serpens Right ascension 15h 49m 37.2s Declination -03° 25' 49" Apparent magnitude (V) +3.54 Absolute magnitude (V) +0.14 Distance 156 ± 6 ly
(48 ± 2 pc)Spectral type A0V Other designations Mu Serpentis (μ Ser, μ Serpentis) is a star in the constellation Serpens, in its head (Serpens Caput). Mu Serpentis is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.54. It is approximately 156 light years from Earth.
In Chinese astronomy, Mu Serpentis is called 天乳, Pinyin: Tiānrǔ, meaning Celestial Milk, because this star is marking itself and stand alone in Celestial Milk asterism, Root mansion (see : Chinese constellation).[1]
References
Bayer Flamsteed 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 (τ¹) • 10 • 11 (A¹) • 12 (τ²) • 13 (δ, Tsin) • 14 • 15 (τ³) • 16 • 17 (τ4) • 18 (τ5) • 19 (τ6) • 20 (χ) • 21 (ι) • 22 (τ7) • 23 (ψ) • 24 (α, Unukalhai) • 25 (A²) • 26 (τ8) • 27 (λ) • 28 (β, Chow) • 29 • 31 (υ) • 32 (μ) • 34 (ω) • 35 (κ) • 36 (b) • 37 (ε) • 38 (ρ) • 39 • 40 • 41 (γ) • 43 • 44 (π) • 45 • 46 • 47 • 50 (σ) • 53 (ν) • 55 (ξ) • 56 (ο) • 57 (ζ) • 58 (η, Tang) • 59 (d) • 60 (c) • 61 • 63 (θ, Alya) • 64Nearby GJ 1224 • Gliese 701Categories:- Bayer objects
- Serpens constellation
- A-type main sequence stars
- Main sequence star stubs
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