Serpens
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Serpens is a unique constellation in the northern sky notable for being visually split into two separate parts, Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda, divided by the constellation Ophiuchus.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unukalhai | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Ser ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 637 ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Hercules family of constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestViewingMonth | July ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Aquila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corona Borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Libra NERFINISHED ⓘ Ophiuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagittarius NERFINISHED ⓘ Scutum NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Unukalhai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsAsterism |
Serpens Caput
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serpens Cauda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
Barnard 72
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eagle Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Square Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Serpens Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Seyfert’s Sextet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Alpha Serpentis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Serpentis NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta Serpentis NERFINISHED ⓘ Epsilon Serpentis NERFINISHED ⓘ Eta Serpentis NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Serpentis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mu Serpentis NERFINISHED ⓘ Nu Serpentis NERFINISHED ⓘ Theta Serpentis NERFINISHED ⓘ Unukalhai NERFINISHED ⓘ Xi Serpentis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately +25° to −15° ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Serpentis ⓘ |
| hasIAUBoundaryDefinitionYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBayerDesignationOf | Alpha Serpentis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDividedInto |
Serpens Caput
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serpens Cauda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVisuallySplitBy | Ophiuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedIn | Ptolemy’s 48 constellations ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | the Serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Serpens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfModernConstellationsList | IAU 88 constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 23 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 15h to 18h ⓘ |
| visibleAtLatitudesBetween | +80° and −80° ⓘ |
| zodiacal | false ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.