36 Serpentis
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 15h 51m 15.59418s[1] |
| Declination | −03° 05′ 25.7938″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.10 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A3Vn |
| Astrometry | |
| Parallax (π) | 20.10 ± 0.33 mas |
| Distance | 162 ± 3 ly (49.8 ± 0.8 pc) |
| Other designations | |
36 Serpentis, also known as b Serpentis, is a star in the constellation Serpens.[1] It is a binary with the primary component being a Lambda Boötis star, meaning that it has solar-like amounts of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, while containing very low amounts of iron peak elements.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "b Serpentis -- Double or multiple star". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ Nikolov, G.; Atanasova, E.; Iliev, I. K.; Paunzen, E.; Barzova, I. S. (April 2008). "Spectroscopic orbit determination of two metal-weak dwarf stars: HD64491 and HD141851". Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso. 38 (2): 433–434. Bibcode:2008CoSka..38..433N.
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