Rho Serpentis

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Rho Serpentis
File:RhoSerLightCurve.png
A light curve for Rho Serpentis, plotted from Hipparcos data[1][2]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Serpens
Right ascension Template:RA[3]
Declination Template:DEC[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.78[4]
Characteristics
Spectral type K4.5III[5]
U−B Template:Engvar +1.88[4]
B−V Template:Engvar +1.54[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−61.96[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −53.32[3] mas/yr
Dec.: +18.87[3] mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.70±0.30 mas[3]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
(Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.56[7]
Details
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LuminosityScript error: No such module "val".[8] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)1.68[9] cgs
TemperatureScript error: No such module "val".[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.08[7] dex
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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Rho Serpentis, Latinized from ρ Serpentis, is a single[11] star in the Caput section of the equatorial Serpens constellation. It has an orange hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.78.[4] The distance to this star is approximately 375 light years based on parallax,[3] but it is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −62 km/s.[6]

This is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K4.5III.[5] It is a suspected variable star of unknown type, with an I-band brightness ranging from 3.29 down to 3.44 magnitude.[12] Hipparcos photometry revealed a microvariability with a frequency of 0.17017 cycles per day and an amplitude of 0.0080.[2] With the supply of hydrogen exhausted at its core, it has expanded and now has 48[8] times the Sun's girth. The star is radiating 492[8] times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,930 K.[8]

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