Beta Serpentis

Starbox short
name=β Serpentis
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Serpens
ra=15^h 46^m 11.3^s
dec=+15° 25' 19"
spectral=A3V
appmag_v=+3.65
dist_ly=153 ± 6
dist_pc=47 ± 2
names=Chow, 28 Serpentis,
HR 5867, HD 141003,
SAO 101725, HIP 77233,
ADS 9778, CCDM 15461+1525

Beta Serpentis (β Ser / β Serpentis) is a star system in the constellation Serpens, in its head (Serpens Caput). It also has the traditional name Chow, from the Mandarin 周, "zhōu", referring to the Zhou Dynasty. Beta Serpentis is approximately 153 light years from Earth and is a member of the Ursa Major Moving Group.

The primary component, Beta Serpentis A, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.65. It has two companions, the magnitude +9.9 B, 31 arcseconds distant, and the magnitude +10.7 C, 201 arcseconds away.