The Serpens constellation is formed by 11 main stars. There are currently 136 discovered stars total in the region inside its perimeter.
The constellation of Serpens represents a snake. It is visible from both hemispheres.
Below you will find the full list of stars in the Serpens constellation and their names as well as some general information about each of them.
Here’s what each of the columns means.
Proper name: This is the common name we give to some of the most prominent stars in the sky. These names have been passed from ancient civilizations and they are usually of Greek or Arabic origin. Due to the number of stars in the universe, most stars discovered these days do not receive a proper name.
Name: The scientific, Latinized name for the star.
Designation: Abbreviation of the scientific name or designation if it doesn’t have one. It is based on the Bayer catalog of stars.
Distance: How far away from Earth the star is. Given in light-years.
Visible magnitude: The brightness of the star as seen from Earth. Also known as apparent magnitude.
Absolute magnitude: The true brightness of the star, regardless of the point of view.
Stellar classification: Classification of the star according to its electromagnetic characteristics.
| Proper Name | Name | Designation | Distance (light-years) | Visible magnitude | Absolute magnitude | Stellar classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unukalhai | Alpha Serpentis | α Ser | 73 | 2.63 | 0.87 | K2III |
| Donghai | Eta Serpentis | η Ser | 62 | 3.23 | 1.84 | K0III-IV |
| Tiānrǔ | Mu Serpentis | μ Ser | 156 | 3.54 | 0.14 | A0V |
| Nanhai | Xi Serpentis | ξ Ser | 105 | 3.54 | 0.99 | F0IIIp |
| Chow | Beta Serpentis | β Ser | 153 | 3.65 | 0.29 | A3V |
| Ba | Epsilon Serpentis | ε Ser | 70 | 3.71 | 2.04 | A2m |
| Ainalhai | Gamma Serpentis | γ Ser | 36 | 5.20 | 3.62 | F6V |
| Gudja | Kappa Serpentis | κ Ser | 348 | 4.09 | −1.05 | M1III |
| Delta Serpentis A | δ Ser A | 210 | 3.80 | −0.24 | F0IV | |
| Omicron Serpentis | ο Ser | 168 | 4.24 | 0.68 | A2Va | |
| Nu Serpentis | ν Ser | 193 | 4.32 | 0.45 | A0/A1V | |
| Lambda Serpentis | λ Ser | 38 | 4.42 | 4.07 | G0Vvar | |
| Iota Serpentis | ι Ser | 192 | 4.51 | 0.66 | A1V | |
| Zeta Serpentis | ζ Ser | 76 | 4.62 | 2.79 | F3V | |
| Alya | Theta1 Serpentis | θ1 Ser | 132 | 4.62 | 1.59 | A5V |
| Rho Serpentis | ρ Ser | 395 | 4.74 | −0.68 | K5III | |
| Pi Serpentis | π Ser | 177 | 4.82 | 1.15 | A3V | |
| Sigma Serpentis | σ Ser | 89 | 4.82 | 2.64 | F0V | |
| Theta2 Serpentis | θ2 Ser | 143 | 4.98 | 1.77 | A5Vn | |
| 5 Serpentis | 5 Ser | 81 | 5.04 | 3.08 | F8III-IV | |
| b Serpentis | b Ser | 159 | 5.09 | 1.65 | A3Vn | |
| 10 Serpentis | 10 Ser | 122 | 5.15 | 2.28 | A8IV | |
| Tau1 Serpentis | τ1 Ser | 918 | 5.16 | −2.09 | M1III | |
| R Serpentis | R Ser | 5.20 | ||||
| d Serpentis B | d Ser B | 5.20 | ||||
| d Serpentis | d Ser | 479 | 5.20 | −0.63 | G0III+… | |
| Delta Serpentis B | δ Ser B | 210 | 4.20 | F0IV | ||
| Omega Serpentis | ω Ser | 263 | 5.21 | 0.68 | G8III | |
| 16 Serpentis | 16 Ser | 235 | 5.26 | 0.97 | K0p | |
| 3 Serpentis | 3 Ser | 467 | 5.32 | −0.46 | K0III | |
| Chi Serpentis | χ Ser | 228 | 5.34 | 1.11 | A0p Sr | |
| 6 Serpentis | 6 Ser | 244 | 5.35 | 0.98 | K3III | |
| c Serpentis | c Ser | 236 | 5.38 | 1.08 | K0III | |
| A2 Serpentis | A2 Ser | 408 | 5.39 | −0.10 | B8III | |
| 43 G. Serpentis Cap | 43 G. Ser Cap | 494 | 5.39 | −0.51 | K4III | |
| 32 G. Serpentis Cau | 32 G. Ser Cau | 470 | 5.39 | −0.41 | K3III | |
| QY Serpentis | QY Ser | 601 | 5.45 | −0.88 | M0III | |
| A1 Serpentis | A1 Ser | 270 | 5.50 | 0.91 | K0III | |
| Phi Serpentis | φ Ser | 227 | 5.54 | 1.33 | K1IV | |
| 6 G. Serpentis Cau | 6 G. Ser Cau | 377 | 5.54 | 0.23 | B8Vn | |
| 64 Serpentis | 64 Ser | 1101 | 5.56 | −2.08 | B9IIIp… | |
| 22 G. Serpentis Cap | 22 G. Ser Cap | 384 | 5.57 | 0.21 | A1V | |
| 4 Serpentis | 4 Ser | 161 | 5.62 | 2.15 | A4V | |
| 45 Serpentis | 45 Ser | 269 | 5.63 | 1.05 | A7V | |
| 290 | 5.68 | 0.93 | G5IV | |||
| 47 Serpentis | 47 Ser | 568 | 5.69 | −0.52 | M3.5IIIa | |
| Upsilon Serpentis | υ Ser | 252 | 5.71 | 1.27 | A3V | |
| 44 G. Serpentis Cau | 44 G. Ser Cau | 739 | 5.71 | −1.07 | B8III-IV | |
| 10 G. Serpentis Cau | 10 G. Ser Cau | 425 | 5.74 | 0.16 | K0III | |
| 20 G. Serpentis Cau | 20 G. Ser Cau | 114 | 5.74 | 3.02 | K1IV | |
| e Serpentis | e Ser | 644 | 5.76 | −0.72 | A2V | |
| Tau7 Serpentis | τ7 Ser | 174 | 5.80 | 2.17 | A2m | |
| 3 Her | 3 Her | 239 | 5.82 | 1.49 | K0III: | |
| 66 G. Serpentis Cau | 66 G. Ser Cau | 709 | 5.82 | −0.87 | A1V | |
| 19 G. Serpentis Cau | 19 G. Ser Cau | 570 | 5.84 | −0.37 | B8III-IV | |
| Psi Serpentis | ψ Ser | 48 | 5.86 | 5.03 | G5V | |
| 6 G. Serpentis Cap | 6 G. Ser Cap | 979 | 5.88 | −1.51 | K5III | |
| FL Serpentis | FL Ser | 830 | 5.90 | −1.13 | M4III | |
| Tau5 Serpentis | τ5 Ser | 160 | 5.93 | 2.48 | F3V | |
| 41 G. Serpentis Cap | 41 G. Ser Cap | 430 | 5.93 | 0.33 | K5III | |
| 42 G. Serpentis Cap | 42 G. Ser Cap | 99 | 5.93 | 3.51 | K1+… | |
| 13 G. Serpentis Cau | 13 G. Ser Cau | 510 | 5.93 | −0.04 | B9V | |
| 16 G. Serpentis Cau | 16 G. Ser Cau | 249 | 5.93 | 1.52 | A0V | |
| 61 Serpentis | 61 Ser | 570 | 5.93 | −0.28 | A4III | |
| 9 G. Serpentis Cau | 9 G. Ser Cau | 2672 | 5.94 | −3.63 | F0IV | |
| 440 | 5.98 | 0.33 | K2III | |||
| 28 G. Serpentis Cau | 28 G. Ser Cau | 329 | 5.99 | 0.97 | G3III | |
| Tau6 Serpentis | τ6 Ser | 450 | 6.00 | 0.3 | G8III | |
| 786 | 6.01 | −0.90 | M1III | |||
| 706 | 6.04 | −0.64 | K0III: | |||
| 39 Serpentis | 39 Ser | 57 | 6.07 | 4.86 | G0IV | |
| 43 Serpentis | 43 Ser | 389 | 6.07 | 0.68 | G9III | |
| Tau3 Serpentis | τ3 Ser | 414 | 6.10 | 0.58 | G8III: | |
| 8 Serpentis | 8 Ser | 179 | 6.11 | 2.41 | F0V | |
| NW Serpentis | NW Ser | 3361 | 6.14 | −3.93 | B3Ve | |
| 73 G. Serpentis Cau | 73 G. Ser Cau | 523 | 6.14 | 0.11 | G8III | |
| Tau8 Serpentis | τ8 Ser | 321 | 6.15 | 1.18 | A0V | |
| 566 | 6.15 | −0.05 | K4III | |||
| 37 G. Serpentis Cau | 37 G. Ser Cau | 432 | 6.15 | 0.54 | F1V | |
| 14 G. Serpentis Cau | 14 G. Ser Cau | 273 | 6.17 | 1.56 | K1III: | |
| 47 Oph | 47 Oph | 148 | 6.20 | 2.92 | F7V | |
| 67 G. Serpentis Cau | 67 G. Ser Cau | 886 | 6.20 | −0.97 | K5 | |
| 288 | 6.21 | 1.48 | F5II-III | |||
| Tau2 Serpentis | τ2 Ser | 431 | 6.22 | 0.61 | B9V | |
| 1058 | 6.22 | −1.34 | G8II | |||
| 136 | 6.26 | 3.16 | G0V | |||
| 1646 | 6.26 | −2.26 | B8III | |||
| 38 G. Serpentis Cap | 38 G. Ser Cap | 402 | 6.27 | 0.81 | A3m | |
| 40 Serpentis | 40 Ser | 241 | 6.28 | 1.94 | A7Vn | |
| 7 Serpentis | 7 Ser | 445 | 6.29 | 0.62 | A0V | |
| 485 | 6.29 | 0.43 | K0 | |||
| 29 G. Serpentis Cau | 29 G. Ser Cau | 430 | 6.29 | 0.69 | A8V | |
| 282 | 6.31 | 1.63 | A2V | |||
| 23 G. Serpentis Cap | 23 G. Ser Cap | 619 | 6.32 | −0.07 | K0III | |
| 21 G. Serpentis Cau | 21 G. Ser Cau | 507 | 6.32 | 0.36 | G8IIp | |
| 10 G. Serpentis Cap | 10 G. Ser Cap | 120 | 6.34 | 3.5 | K0V | |
| 27 G. Serpentis Cau | 27 G. Ser Cau | 472 | 6.35 | 0.55 | A4V | |
| 555 | 6.36 | 0.2 | K0 | |||
| 12 G. Serpentis Cau | 12 G. Ser Cau | 139 | 6.36 | 3.21 | F0V | |
| 36 G. Serpentis Cau | 36 G. Ser Cau | 216 | 6.36 | 2.25 | F6III-IV | |
| 63 G. Serpentis Cau | 63 G. Ser Cau | 1087 | 6.36 | −1.25 | F8Ib-II | |
| 499 | 6.38 | 0.45 | G8III-IV | |||
| 24 G. Serpentis Cau | 24 G. Ser Cau | 669 | 6.38 | −0.18 | K1II | |
| MV Serpentis | MV Ser | 1194 | 6.41 | −1.41 | A0sp… | |
| 45 G. Serpentis Cap | 45 G. Ser Cap | 324 | 6.45 | 1.46 | K0 | |
| 2 G. Serpentis Cau | 2 G. Ser Cau | 154 | 6.46 | 3.09 | F1III+… | |
| 4 G. Serpentis Cap | 4 G. Ser Cap | 1212 | 6.47 | −1.38 | K0 | |
| FQ Serpentis | FQ Ser | 468 | 6.47 | 0.69 | M4III | |
| FR Serpentis | FR Ser | 335 | 6.47 | 1.41 | A2pvar | |
| 629 | 6.48 | 0.05 | G5III | |||
| 4 G. Serpentis Cau | 4 G. Ser Cau | 466 | 6.48 | 0.7 | K0II/III | |
| 205 | 6.49 | 2.5 | F3III | |||
| 60 G. Serpentis Cau | 60 G. Ser Cau | 163 | 6.49 | 3 | F9IV | |
| 669 | 6.50 | −0.06 | K2 | |||
| 5 G. Serpentis Cap | 5 G. Ser Cap | 432 | 6.50 | 0.89 | K0 | |
| 48 G. Serpentis Cap | 48 G. Ser Cap | 598 | 6.50 | 0.18 | K0 | |
| Tau4 Serpentis | τ4 Ser | 520 | 6.51 | 0.5 | M5II-III | |
| 14 Serpentis | 14 Ser | 514 | 6.51 | 0.52 | G8III+… | |
| 29 Serpentis | 29 Ser | 780 | 6.70 | −0.19 | A3 | |
| 46 Serpentis | 46 Ser | 355 | 6.74 | 1.55 | A3 | |
| HD 168443 | HD 168443 | 124 | 6.92 | 4.03 | G5IV | |
| HD 136118 | HD 136118 | 171 | 6.94 | 3.35 | F9V | |
| HD 142245 | HD 142245 | 357 | 7.63 | K0 | ||
| Alasia | HD 168746 | HD 168746 | 141 | 7.95 | 4.78 | G5V |
| Kaveh | HD 175541 | HD 175541 | 417 | 8.03 | 2.49 | G8IV |
| Gliese 710 | Gliese 710 | 63 | 9.66 | 8.26 | K7V | |
| AO Serpentis | AO Ser | 1,530 | 11.04 | 1.88 | A2 | |
| HAT-P-46 | HAT-P-46 | 965 | 11.94 | |||
| HAT-P-45 | HAT-P-45 | 995 | 12.79 | |||
| COROT-11 | COROT-11 | ~1820 | 12.94 | 4.2 | F6V | |
| Stepanian’s Star | LX Serpentis | LX Ser | 13.20 | |||
| COROT-28 | COROT-28 | 1826 | 13.49 | G8/9IV | ||
| COROT-9 | COROT-9 | 1500 | 13.70 | 5.4 | G3V | |
| COROT-33 | COROT-33 | 14.70 | G9V | |||
| COROT-27 | COROT-27 | 15.54 | G2 | |||
| COROT-23 | COROT-23 | 15.63 | F9/G0V |