Star · B9III
64 Ser
64 Ser is a giant star of spectral type B9III in the constellation Serpens, 1,019 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 93051 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Distance | 1,019 light-years (312.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.56 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.91 |
| Spectral type | B9III |
| Surface temperature | 10,080 K |
| Luminosity | 695 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.65 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.89 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 57m 16.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 32′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.56). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1007. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 18 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 64 Ser, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.30, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Monoceros. 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.