Nu Serpentis

Nu Serpentis
ν Serpentis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Serpens
Right ascension 17h 20m 49.7s
Declination -12° 50' 49"
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.32
Distance 193 ± 10 ly
(59 ± 3 pc)
Spectral type A0/A1V
Other designations
53 Serpentis, HR 6446, HD 156928, SAO 160479, HIP 84880, ADS 10481, CCDM 17208-1251

Nu Serpentis (ν Ser, ν Serpentis) is a binary star in the constellation Serpens. It is approximately 193 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Nu Serpentis A, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.32. It is separated from Nu Serpentis B, a magnitude +8.4 companion, by 46 arcseconds.

v · Serpens
Bayer
α (Unukalhai) • β (Chow) • γ • δ (Tsin) • ε • ζ • η (Tang) • θ (Alya) • ι • κ • λ • μ • ν • ξ • ο • π • ρ • σ • τ¹ • τ² • τ³ • τ4 • τ5 • τ6 • τ7 • τ8 • υ • φ • χ • ψ • ω • b • c • d • e • A¹ • A²
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) • 64
Nearby
GJ 1224 • Gliese 701
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