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Serpens

A constellation of the equatorial region of the sky. It is unique, because it is bisected (by Ophiuchus) into two distinct sections: Serpens Caput (‘head’) and Serpens Cauda (‘body’).

κ 35 Kappa Serpentis 4.09 348
ο 56 Omicron Serpentis 4.24 168 Delta Scuti type variable star
ν 53 Nu Serpentis 4.32 193
λ 27 Lambda Serpentis 4.42 38.3
ι 21 Iota Serpentis 4.51 192
ζ 57 Zeta Serpentis 4.62 75.7
ρ 38 Rho Serpentis 4.74 395
π 44 Pi Serpentis 4.82 177
σ 50 Sigma Serpentis 4.82 89.2
5 5 Serpentis 5.04
b 36 36 Serpentis 5.09
10 10 Serpentis 5.15
τ1 9 Tau-1 Serpentis 5.16 920
ω 34 Omega Serpentis 5.21 263
d 59 59 Serpentis 5.21
16 16 Serpentis 5.26
3 3 Serpentis 5.32
χ 20 Chi Serpentis 5.34 228 Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum type variable star
6 6 Serpentis 5.35
c 60 60 Serpentis 5.38
25 25 Serpentis 5.39
11 11 Serpentis 5.50
M 1 1 Serpentis 5.51
30 30 Serpentis 5.53
φ Phi Serpentis 5.54 227
64 64 Serpentis 5.56
62 62 Serpentis 5.58
4 4 Serpentis 5.62
45 45 Serpentis 5.63
47 47 Serpentis 5.69
υ 31 Upsilon Serpentis 5.71 252
2 2 Serpentis 5.71
e e Serpentis 5.76
τ7 22 Tau-7 Serpentis 5.80 174
ψ 23 Psi Serpentis 5.86 47.9
τ5 18 Tau-5 Serpentis 5.93 160
61 61 Serpentis 5.93
τ6 19 Tau-6 Serpentis 6.00 451
39 39 Serpentis 6.07
43 43 Serpentis 6.07
τ3 15 Tau-3 Serpentis 6.10 414
8 8 Serpentis 6.11
τ8 26 Tau-8 Serpentis 6.15 321
τ2 12 Tau-2 Serpentis 6.22 431
40 40 Serpentis 6.28
7 7 Serpentis 6.29
τ4 17 Tau-4 Serpentis 6.51 520 Semiregular variable
14 14 Serpentis 6.51
49 49 Serpentis 6.68
46 46 Serpentis 6.74
HD 168443 6.92 123.5 has 2 planets
HD 168746 7.95 140.6 has a planet
Gliese 710 9.66 63.0 future encounter at 1.1 ly

Source: The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed., The Hipparcos Catalogue, ESA SP-1200

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