Magnitude 4.51 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.51 | Constellation Serpens | |
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Iota Serpentis (ι Ser, ι Serpentis) is a star system in the constellation Serpens, in its head (Serpens Caput). It is approximately 190 light years from Earth.
At the centre of the system is a spectroscopic binary, Iota Serpentis A and B. These are both white A-type main sequence dwarfs and both have apparent magnitudes of +5.3. This binary has an orbital period variously reported as 11 or 22 years; spectroscopic evidence indicates a third companion of A and B. A and B also have two distant companions, Iota Serpentis C, a 13th magnitude star 143 arcseconds away and Iota Serpentis D, a 12th magnitude star 151 arcseconds distant.
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