Theta Serpentis

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Double star
θ Serpentis
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
AladinLite
Constellation Snake
Right ascension 18 h 56 m 14 s
declination + 04 ° 12 ′ 07 ″
Apparent brightness  4.0 likes
Astrometry
distance  approx. 130 ly
(approx. 40 pc )
Individual data
Names θ 1 / A; θ 2 / B
Observation data:
Apparent brightness θ 1 / A 4.6 likes
θ 2 / B 5.0 likes
Typing:
Spectral class θ 1 / A A5 V
θ 2 / B A5 Vn
B − V color index θ 1 / A +0.15
Physical Properties:
Dimensions θ 1 / A about 2 M
θ 2 / B about 2 M
radius θ 1 / A approx. 2 R
θ 2 / B approx. 2 R
Effective temperature θ 1 / A 8200 K
θ 2 / B
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name θ serpentis
Flamsteed name 63 serpentis
Bonn survey BD + 4 ° 3916 BD + 4 ° 3917
Bright Star Catalog HR 7141 HR 7142
Henry Draper Catalog HD 175638 HD 175639
SAO catalog SAO 124068 SAO 124070
Tycho catalog TYC 457-687-1 [1] TYC 457-688-1 [2]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 92946 HIP 92951

θ Serpentis ( Theta Serpentis ) is a double star in the constellation Serpens Cauda . His proper name, Alya , comes from Arabic and means fat tail (oriental breed of sheep).

The double star can be resolved in binoculars and consists of the 4.6  mag bright main star Theta 1 and the 5.0 mag bright Theta 2 ; both stars are main sequence stars of the spectral class A5. Another star ( HD 175726 , HIP 92984 ) can be found 7 ′ from Theta 2 .

The angular distance between theta 1 and theta 2 is 22.3 " , which corresponds to around 900 AU and leads to an orbital period of at least 14,000 years.

The two components are similar in their physical properties, both have twice the solar diameter and about twice the solar mass as well as 13 and 18 times the luminosity of the sun. Their surface temperatures are around 8200 Kelvin .

Individual evidence

  1. a b data from the astronomical program Sky-Chart III