59 Serpentis

59 Serpentis

A light curve for 59 Serpentis, plotted from Hipparcos data
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Serpens
Right ascension 18h 27m 12.50775s
Declination +00° 11 45.9912
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.17  5.29
Characteristics
Spectral type A0Vs + G:III
U−B color index +0.21
B−V color index +0.48
Variable type Irregular?
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−23.3 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −3.67 mas/yr
Dec.: −8.61 mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.95±0.63 mas
Distance470 ± 40 ly
(140 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.57
Details
Aa
Mass6.32 M
Radius13 R
Temperature5,093 K
Age316 Myr
Ab1
Mass4.13 M
Radius2.2 R
Temperature9,700 K
Ab2
Mass3.39 M
Radius1.8 R
Temperature9,700 K
Ba
Mass3.17 M
Radius1.7 R
Luminosity10.1 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.28 cgs
Temperature7,981 K
Other designations
59 Ser, d Ser, HIP 90441, HR 6918, BD+00°3936, ADS 11353, CCDM J18272+0012
A: HD 169985
B: HD 169985
Database references
SIMBADdata
A
B

59 Serpentis, also known as d Serpentis, is a multiple star in the constellation Serpens. The system shows irregular variations in brightness between magnitudes 5.17 and 5.29.