We use cookies to deliver essential features and to measure their performance. By using this site you accept our Privacy Policies.
Help keep this site free and ads-free: donate now!
public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:08 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:42
wb_twilight   (Nautical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

ζ Serpentis (zeta Serpentis)

Altitude: 34.8°   Azimuth: 181.7°   Direction: South

ζ Serpentis is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Serpens.

ζ Serpentis visual magnitude is 4.62. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ 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 ζ Serpentis is 0.147 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.045 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of ζ Serpentis (zeta Serpentis) star
DSS2 image of ζ Serpentis. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Serpentis during the next 1000 years (2.45 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.75 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about ζ Serpentis

4.62
Sub-giant

ζ Serpentis (zeta Serpentis) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 34.8°
Azimuth: 181.7°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ζ Serpentis

ζ 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 ζ Serpentis are provided in the following table:

18h 00m 29s
-03° 41’ 25”
23.73°
9.59°
Serpens

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

Finder chart ζ Serpentis (zeta Serpentis) star
Simplified finder chart for ζ Serpentis (zeta Serpentis).

Visibility of ζ Serpentis from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 93.7°
Max altitude: 34.8°
Azimuth: 266.3°

Distance of ζ Serpentis from the Sun and relative movement

ζ Serpentis is distant 75.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

23.20 pc
75.62 ly
-43 km/s
0.147 arcsec/year
-0.045 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ζ Serpentis

ζ Serpentis belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

2.79
F2IV
6989K

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

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

Alternative designations of ζ Serpentis

ζ Serpentis
(zeta Serpentis)
57 Serpentis
SAO142025
SAO142025
Gl 699.2