Tau6 Serpentis

τ6 Serpentis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Serpens
Right ascension 15h 40m 59.1008s
Declination +16° 01 28.517
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.000
Characteristics
Spectral type G8III
U−B color index +0.61
B−V color index +0.90
R−I color index +0.46
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)3.4±0.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 22.16 mas/yr
Dec.: −16.80 mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.24±0.79 mas
Distanceapprox. 450 ly
(approx. 140 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.33
Details
Mass3.2 M
Radius15 R
Luminosity137 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.64 cgs
Temperature5,126 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.01 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4,5 km/s
Age310 Myr
Other designations
τ6 Ser, 19 Serpentis, BD+16°2816, GC 21089, HD 140027, HIP 76810, HR 5840, SAO 101678, PPM 131601 τ6 Ser, Tau6 Serpentis, Tau6 Ser, 19 Serpentis, 19 Ser, BD+16 2816, GC 21089, HD 140027, HIP 76810, HR 5840, PPM 131601, SAO 101678.
Database references
SIMBADdata

Tau6 Serpentis, Latinized from τ6 Serpentis, is a G-type giant star in the constellation of Serpens, approximately 450 light-years from the Earth. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 6.000, and is a member of the Ursa Major Stream.