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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 15h 46m 05.63636s [1] |
| Declination | −01° 48′ 15.0830″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.37 - 5.40 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B8IV/V [3] |
| U−B color index | −0.40 [4] |
| B−V color index | −0.05 [4] |
| Variable type | SPB [5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 9.50±0.3 [6] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −23.15 [1] mas/yr Dec.: −30.50 [1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.25±0.31 mas [1] |
| Distance | 450 ± 20 ly (138 ± 6 pc) |
| Orbit [7] | |
| Period (P) | 38.927±0.004 |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.731±0.006 |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 2450132.80±0.06 |
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 201.8±0.8° |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 43.1±0.7 km/s |
| Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 86±1 km/s |
| Details [8] | |
| Mass | 4.1 M☉ |
| Luminosity | 383 L☉ |
| Temperature | 13,932 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 80 km/s |
| Other designations | |
| A2 Ser, [9] 25 Ser, PT Ser, HD 140873, HIP 77227, HR 5863, SAO 140740, BD−01°3092 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
25 Serpentis is a star system in the constellation of Serpens Caput. With an apparent magnitude of 5.37, it is just barely visible to the naked eye. The system is estimated to be some 450 light-years (138 parsecs) based on its parallax. [1]
25 Serpentis is a spectroscopic binary, [11] meaning that the individual components are too close to be resolved, but periodic Doppler shifts in their spectra indicate orbital motion. The system consists of a hot B-type giant and an A-type main-sequence star. The two stars orbit each other every 38.9 days, and have a very eccentric orbit, with an orbital eccentricity of 0.731. [7] The primary is a slowly pulsating B-type star, which causes the system to vary by 0.03 magnitudes; [2] for that reason it has been given the variable star designation PT Serpentis.
