Nu Serpentis

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ν Serpentis
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Serpens
Right ascension	17^h 20^m 49.7^s
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 t e Stars of 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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