Gamma Serpentis

Starbox begin
name=Gamma Serpentis Starbox observe
epoch=J2000
ra=15^h 56^m 27.2^s
dec=+15° 39′ 42″
appmag_v=3.85
constell=Serpens Starbox character
class=F6 V
b-v=0.48
u-b=-0.03
variable=Suspected Starbox astrometry
radial_v=7
prop_mo_ra=311.2
prop_mo_dec=-1282.17
parallax=89.92
p_error=0.72
absmag_v=3.62 Starbox detail
mass=1.25
radius=1.4
luminosity=2.9
temperature=6280
metal=67%
rotation=8 km/s. (<9 days)
age=3 &times; 10⁹ Starbox catalog
names=41 Serpentis, HR 5933, BD +16°2849, HD 142860, LHS 408, GCTP 3604.00, SAO 101826, CCDM 15564+1540, FK5 591, HIP 78072.

Gamma Serpentis (γ Ser / γ Serpentis) is a star in the constellation Serpens, in its head (Serpens Caput). Gamma Serpentis has the traditional name Ainalhai (Ainalhay, Ain al Hay, Ein Elhai), from the Arabic title عين الحية "ayn al-ħayya [h] " meaning " [The] Eye of the Serpent".

Gamma Serpentis is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.85. Occasionally Gamma Serpentis is listed as having two 10th magnitude companions, but it appears that these stars are just optical neighbours. The Gamma Serpentis system is approximately 36.3 light years from Earth.

References

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External links

* [http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/gammaser.html Gamma Serpentis] by Professor Jim Kaler.
* [http://www.alcyone.de/cgi-bin/search.pl?object=HR5933 Yale Bright Star Catalogue: γ Serpentis]