Heliocodex

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Serpens

111 stars in Serpens can be seen by eye from a dark place. 7 have names of their own. The rest go by a Greek letter, a number, or their place in a catalogue. Here is every one, brightest first.

Its stars

113 in all. The dot shows each star's colour.

  1. UnukalhaiEasy to see, 74 light years
  2. Eta SerpentisEasy to see, 60 light years
  3. Xi SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 110 light years
  4. Mu SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 170 light years
  5. ZhouSeen away from bright lights, 160 light years
  6. Epsilon SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 70 light years
  7. Delta SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 230 light years
  8. Gamma SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 37 light years
  9. GudjaSeen away from bright lights, 380 light years
  10. Omicron SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 170 light years
  11. Nu SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 200 light years
  12. Lambda SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 40 light years
  13. Iota SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 190 light years
  14. AlyaSeen away from bright lights, 150 light years
  15. Zeta SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 77 light years
  16. Rho SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 370 light years
  17. Pi SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 180 light years
  18. Sigma SerpentisSeen away from bright lights, 89 light years
  19. Alya BSeen away from bright lights, 170 light years
  20. 5 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 83 light years
  21. 36 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  22. 10 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 130 light years
  23. Tau-1 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 690 light years
  24. 59 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  25. Omega SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 270 light years
  26. 16 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  27. 3 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  28. Chi SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 220 light years
  29. 6 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  30. 60 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  31. HIP 89851Just seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  32. HIP 79195Just seen from a dark place, 480 light years
  33. 25 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  34. HIP 77902Just seen from a dark place, 510 light years
  35. 11 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  36. HIP 86019Just seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  37. Phi SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  38. 64 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  39. HIP 77163Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  40. 4 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 150 light years
  41. 45 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  42. HIP 74896Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  43. 47 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 810 light years
  44. Upsilon SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  45. HIP 90497Just seen from a dark place, 710 light years
  46. HIP 88684Just seen from a dark place, 120 light years
  47. HIP 86313Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  48. HIP 91322Just seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  49. Tau-7 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 170 light years
  50. HIP 92027Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  51. HIP 78442Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  52. HIP 88670Just seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  53. Psi SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 48 light years
  54. HIP 74901Just seen from a dark place, 730 light years
  55. HIP 74386Just seen from a dark place, 720 light years
  56. 61 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 610 light years
  57. HIP 79137Just seen from a dark place, 92 light years
  58. HIP 79120Just seen from a dark place, 400 light years
  59. HIP 87074Just seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  60. HIP 87813Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  61. Tau-5 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 170 light years
  62. HIP 86266Just seen from a dark place, 1,500 light years
  63. HIP 77412Just seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  64. HIP 89587Just seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  65. Tau-6 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 610 light years
  66. HIP 75674Just seen from a dark place, 800 light years
  67. HIP 76372Just seen from a dark place, 720 light years
  68. 43 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  69. 39 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 57 light years
  70. Tau-3 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  71. 8 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 170 light years
  72. HIP 89977Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  73. HIP 92968Just seen from a dark place, 510 light years
  74. Tau-8 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  75. HIP 90253Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  76. HIP 78985Just seen from a dark place, 750 light years
  77. HIP 87540Just seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  78. HIP 85397Just seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  79. HIP 92254Just seen from a dark place, 800 light years
  80. HIP 77835Just seen from a dark place, 310 light years
  81. HIP 76733Just seen from a dark place, 930 light years
  82. Tau-2 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  83. HIP 77995Just seen from a dark place, 1,600 light years
  84. HIP 75535Just seen from a dark place, 130 light years
  85. HIP 78840Just seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  86. 40 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  87. HIP 89623Just seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  88. 7 SerpentisJust seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  89. HIP 77782Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  90. HIP 74505Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  91. HIP 88671Just seen from a dark place, 700 light years
  92. HIP 77186Just seen from a dark place, 630 light years
  93. HIP 75101Just seen from a dark place, 110 light years
  94. HIP 89512Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  95. HIP 91499Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  96. HIP 86769Just seen from a dark place, 140 light years
  97. HIP 75125Just seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  98. HIP 90174Just seen from a dark place, 200 light years
  99. HIP 75810Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  100. HIP 88981Just seen from a dark place, 830 light years
  101. HIP 90858Just seen from a dark place, 990 light years
  102. HIP 79522Just seen from a dark place, 330 light years
  103. HIP 84883Just seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  104. HIP 91142Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  105. HIP 79086Just seen from a dark place, 660 light years
  106. HIP 74695Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  107. HIP 85405Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  108. HIP 76985Just seen from a dark place, 570 light years
  109. HIP 76198Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  110. HIP 91394Just seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  111. HIP 74441Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  112. AlasiaNeeds a telescope, 140 light years
  113. KavehNeeds a telescope, 410 light years

Where this comes from

The stars and their measurements are from the HYG star database, version 4.4, by David Nash, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Which constellation a star belongs to follows the boundaries drawn by the International Astronomical Union, as that database gives them. To see what is up tonight, open the sky map.