Star · F0V
σ Ser
σ Ser is a main-sequence star of spectral type F0V in the constellation Serpens, 91.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | GJ 3952 · HIP 80179 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Distance | 91.8 light-years (28.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.82 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.57 |
| Spectral type | F0V |
| Surface temperature | 7,230 K |
| Luminosity | 8 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.68 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 22m 04.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 01′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.82). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. 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 1934. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around σ Ser, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.08, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 80597 2.44 light-years
- SDSS J161928.31+005011.9 4.93 light-years
- WISE J163236.47+032927.3 6.76 light-years
- GJ 3946 8.24 light-years
- GJ 3957 9.11 light-years
- HIP 80218 9.19 light-years
- Gl 618.1 9.54 light-years
- HIP 79702 10.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.