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τ1 Serpentis

A light curve for Tau1 Serpentis, plotted from Hipparcos data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Serpens
Right ascension 15h 25m 47.39664s[2]
Declination +15° 25′ 40.9307″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.16[3] (5.13 to 5.20)[4]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB[5]
Spectral type M1III[6]
U−B color index +1.95[7]
B−V color index +1.650±0.006[3]
R−I color index +1.04[7]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−16.51±0.23[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −12.467[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −7.740[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.3030±0.1988 mas[2]
Distance990 ± 60 ly
(300 ± 20 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.45[3]
Details
Mass2.3[8] M
Radius99+7
−14
[2] R
Luminosity2,158±149[2] L
Surface gravity (log g)1.07±0.18[9] cgs
Temperature3,954+309
−132
[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.05±0.06[9] dex
Age933[8] Myr
Other designations
τ1 Ser, 9 Serpentis, NSV 7074, BD+15°2858, FK5 570, GC 20740, HD 137471, HIP 75530, HR 5739, SAO 101545[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Tau1 Serpentis, Latinized from τ1 Serpentis, is a single[11] star in the Caput (Head) segment of the equatorial constellation of Serpens. It is a red hued star that is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.16.[3] Based upon parallax measurements, this star is located at a distance of approximately 990 light years from the Sun,[2] while it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −16.5 km/s.[3]

This object is an aging red giant star, currently on the asymptotic giant branch,[5] with a stellar classification of M1III.[6] Having exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core, it has cooled and expanded until it has around 99 times the girth of the Sun.[2] It is a suspected variable star with a brightness that has been measured varying from magnitude 5.13 down to 5.20.[4] The Hipparcos data for Tau1 Serpentis shows brightness variations with a period of 6.4675 days, and an amplitude of 0.0066 magnitudes.[12] The star is radiating 2,158 times the luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,954 K.[2]

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