Star · G8III
14 Ser
14 Ser is a giant star of spectral type G8III in the constellation Serpens, 472.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 76427 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Distance | 472.2 light-years (144.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.71 |
| Spectral type | G8III |
| Surface temperature | 5,510 K |
| Luminosity | 51.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 7.88 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.8 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 36m 33.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 33′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.6 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.51); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1554. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 14 Ser, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.63, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.