R Serpentis

R Serpentis

The visual band light curve of R Serpentis, from AAVSO data
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Serpens
Right ascension 15h 50m 41.73245s
Declination +15° 08 01.0810
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.2 - 14.4
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB
Spectral type M5-8e
B−V color index 1.500±0.510
Variable type Mira
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)23.8±0.8 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +2.387 mas/yr
Dec.: −36.699 mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.5110±0.2966 mas
Distance930 ± 80 ly
(280 ± 20 pc)
Details
Mass3.6 M
Radius79 R
Luminosity758 L
Surface gravity (log g)1.55 cgs
Temperature3,413 K
Other designations
R Ser, BD+15°2918, HD 141850, HIP 77615, HR 5894, SAO 101771
Database references
SIMBADdata

R Serpentis is a Mira variable type star in the equatorial constellation of Serpens. It ranges between apparent magnitude 5.16 and 14.4, and spectral types M5e to M8e, over a period of 356.41 days. The variability of this star was discovered in 1826 by Karl Ludwig Harding.