| Observation data EpochJ2000.0 EquinoxJ2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens[1] |
| Right ascension | 15h 47m 17.31882s[2] |
| Declination | +14° 06′ 55.2617″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.70[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A3 V[4] |
| U−Bcolor index | +0.09[3] |
| B−Vcolor index | +0.10[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −34.2±2.9[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −55.49[2]mas/yr Dec.: +32.42[2]mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 13.04±0.84 mas[2] |
| Distance | 250 ± 20 ly (77 ± 5 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.30[1] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.9±0.23[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 2.2[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 23[8] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.0±0.14[6] cgs |
| Temperature | 8,917±303[6] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 133[9] km/s |
| Age | 403+70 −75[6] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| υ Ser,31 Serpentis,BD+14°2939,HD 141187,HIP 77336,HR 5870,SAO 101739[10] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Upsilon Serpentis,Latinized from υ Serpentis, is astar in the Serpens Caput section of theconstellationSerpens. Based upon an annualparallax shift of 13.04 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 250 light years from theSun. The star is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye, having anapparent visual magnitude of +5.70.[3] It is a member of theHyades group, a stream of stars that share a similar trajectory to theHyades cluster.[11]
This is anA-type main sequence star with astellar classification of A3 V.[4] It has an estimated 2.9 times themass of the Sun[6] and around 2.2 times theSun's radius.[7] With an age of 403 million years,[6] it has a high rate of spin with aprojected rotational velocity of 133 km/s.[9] It is radiating 23 times thesolar luminosity[8] from itsphotosphere at aneffective temperature of 8,917 K.[6]
Upsilon Serpentis is a suspectedastrometric binary,[12] which means an undetected companion isperturbing the motion of the visible star. AnX-ray emission has been detected from this system with a luminosity of247.8×1020 W. This may be coming from the companion, since A-type stars are not expected to emit X-rays.[13]
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