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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:08 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:42
wb_twilight   (Nautical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

ο Serpentis (omicron Serpentis)

Altitude: 24.2°   Azimuth: 196.6°   Direction: South-South-West

ο Serpentis is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Serpens.

ο Serpentis visual magnitude is 4.26. Because of its moderate brightness, ο Serpentis should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of ο Serpentis is -0.069 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.052 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of ο Serpentis (omicron Serpentis) star
DSS2 image of ο Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of ο Serpentis during the next 10000 years (-11.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about ο Serpentis

4.26
Main-sequence

ο Serpentis (omicron Serpentis) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 24.2°
Azimuth: 196.6°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ο Serpentis

ο Serpentis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ο Serpentis are provided in the following table:

17h 41m 24s
-12° 52’ 31”
13.28°
9.17°
Serpens

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ο Serpentis in the sky:

Finder chart ο Serpentis (omicron Serpentis) star
Simplified finder chart for ο Serpentis (omicron Serpentis).

Visibility of ο Serpentis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's ο Serpentis (omicron Serpentis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.9°
Max altitude: 25.6°
Azimuth: 257.1°

Distance of ο Serpentis from the Sun and relative movement

ο Serpentis is distant 167.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

51.52 pc
167.95 ly
-30 km/s
-0.069 arcsec/year
-0.052 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ο Serpentis

ο Serpentis belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.70
A2V
9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ο Serpentis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ο Serpentis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of ο Serpentis

ο Serpentis
(omicron Serpentis)
56 Serpentis
SAO160747
SAO160747