Astronomy:Gamma Serpentis

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Short description: F-type main sequence star in the constellation Serpens
γ Serpentis
Location of γ Serpentis (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Serpens
Right ascension  15h 56m 27.18266s[1]
Declination +15° 39′ 41.8096″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.85[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[1]
Spectral type F6 V[2]
U−B color index −0.03[3]
B−V color index +0.48[2]
Variable type Suspected[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)6.51±0.13[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +311.183[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −1,282.767[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)89.5647 ± 0.1835[1] mas
Distance36.42 ± 0.07 ly
(11.17 ± 0.02 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.60[5]
Details
Mass1.21±0.06[6] M☉
Radius1.437±0.025[7] R☉
Luminosity2.92±0.13[7] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.15±0.06[7] cgs
Temperature6,306±37[7] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.18±0.01[8] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)10.2[9] km/s
Age3.6+0.9
−0.2[6] Gyr
Other designations
Muning, γ Ser, 41 Ser, BD+16°2849, FK5 591, GJ 603, HD 142860, HIP 78072, HR 5933, SAO 101826, LHS 408, PLX 3604[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Gamma Serpentis, also named Muning,[11] is a star in the equatorial constellation Serpens, in the part of the constellation that represents the serpent's head (Serpens Caput). It has an apparent visual magnitude +3.85,[2] which means it is visible to the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements by the Gaia spacecraft, this star is approximately 36.4 light years from Earth.[1]

Properties

Gamma Serpentis is an ordinary F-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of F6 V, currently fusing atoms of hydrogen into helium at its core.[2] It is 43.7% larger[7] and 21% more massive than the Sun,[6] with 2.92 times the solar luminosity.[7] Based upon its mass, it may have a convection zone in its core region.[4] The projected rotational velocity is 10.2[9] km/s, providing a lower limit to the azimuthal rotational velocity along the equator. It is younger than the Sun with an estimated age of 3.5 billion years.[6] The effective temperature of the star's outer atmosphere is 6,306 K,[7] giving it the yellow-white-hued glow of an F-type star.[12]

Occasionally Gamma Serpentis is listed as having two 10th magnitude companions, but it appears that these stars are just optical neighbours.

Etymology

Gamma Serpentis (Latinized from γ Serpentis, abbreviated γ Ser) is the star's Bayer designation. It was a member of the indigenous Arabic asterism al-Nasaq al-Sha'āmī, "the Northern Line" of al-Nasaqān "the Two Lines",[13] along with β Her (Kornephoros), γ Her (Hejian) and β Ser (Zhou).[14]

According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, al-Nasaq al-Sha'āmī or Nasak Shamiya were the title for three stars: β Ser as Nasak Shamiya I, γ Ser as Nasak Shamiya II, γ Her as Nasak Shamiya III (exclude β Her).[15]

In Chinese, 天市右垣 (Tiān Shì Yòu Yuán), meaning Right Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure, refers to an asterism which represents eleven old states in China and which marks the right borderline of the enclosure, consisting of γ Serpentis, β Herculis, γ Herculis, κ Herculis, β Serpentis, δ Serpentis, α Serpentis, ε Serpentis, δ Ophiuchi, ε Ophiuchi and ζ Ophiuchi.[16] Consequently, the Chinese name for γ Serpentis itself is 天市右垣四 (Tiān Shì Yòu Yuán sì, English: the Fourth Star of Right Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure), representing the state Zheng (鄭) (or Ching),[17][18][19] together with 20 Capricorni (according to Ian Ridpath version[20]) in Twelve States (asterism).

In the indigenous Australian Wardaman culture, γ Serpentis and β Serpentis are known as Muning, the small rock cod.[21] The IAU Working Group on Star Names approved the name Muning for Gamma Serpentis Aa on 1 July 2026.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Malagnini, M. L.; Morossi, C. (November 1990), "Accurate absolute luminosities, effective temperatures, radii, masses and surface gravities for a selected sample of field stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 85 (3): 1015–1019, Bibcode: 1990A&AS...85.1015M 
  3. ↑ Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. SIMBAD, Bibcode: 1986EgUBV........0M. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bi, S.-L.; Basu, Sarbani; Li, L.-H. (February 2008), "Seismological Analysis of the Stars γ Serpentis and ι Leonis: Stellar Parameters and Evolution", The Astrophysical Journal 673 (2): 1093–1105, doi:10.1086/521575, Bibcode: 2008ApJ...673.1093B. 
  5. ↑ Holmberg, J. et al. (July 2009), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the solar neighbourhood. III. Improved distances, ages, and kinematics", Astronomy and Astrophysics 501 (3): 941–947, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811191, Bibcode: 2009A&A...501..941H. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Aguilera-Gómez, Claudia; Ramírez, Iván; Chanamé, Julio (2018-06-01), "Lithium abundance patterns of late-F stars: an in-depth analysis of the lithium desert", Astronomy and Astrophysics 614: A55, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201732209, ISSN 0004-6361, Bibcode: 2018A&A...614A..55A 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Bustos, Romina V. Ibañez; Mourard, Denis; Nardetto, Nicolas; Jones, Jeremy; Ebrahimkutty, Nayeem; Jonák, Juraj; Nowacki, Hugo; Vrard, Mathieu; Berio, Philippe (2026-08-31), "Interferometric Survey of Stellar Parameters: Towards homogeneous FGK stars parameters and surface-brightness color relation in the context of PLATO space mission", arXiv:2608.30557 [astro-ph.SR].
  8. ↑ Soubiran, C.; Creevey, O. L.; Lagarde, N.; Brouillet, N.; Jofré, P.; Casamiquela, L.; Heiter, U.; Aguilera-Gómez, C. et al. (2024-02-01), "Gaia FGK benchmark stars: Fundamental Teff and log g of the third version", Astronomy and Astrophysics 682: A145, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202347136, ISSN 0004-6361, Bibcode: 2024A&A...682A.145S  Gamma Serpentis' database entry at VizieR.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Bruntt, H. et al. (July 2010), "Accurate fundamental parameters for 23 bright solar-type stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 405 (3): 1907–1923, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16575.x, Bibcode: 2010MNRAS.405.1907B 
  10. ↑ "* gam Ser". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=%2A+gam+Ser. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "IAU Catalog of Star Names". https://exopla.net/star-names/modern-iau-star-names/. 
  12. ↑ "The Colour of Stars", Australia Telescope, Outreach and Education (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), December 21, 2004, http://outreach.atnf.csiro.au/education/senior/astrophysics/photometry_colour.html, retrieved 2012-01-16. 
  13. ↑ Kunitzsch, P.; Smart, T. (2006), A Dictionary of Modern Star names: A Short Guide to 254 Star names and Their Derivations (Second Revised ed.), Cambridge, MA: Sky Publishing, p. 31, ISBN 1-931559-44-9 
  14. ↑ Allen, R. H. (1963), Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (Reprint ed.), New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc, p. 243, ISBN 0-486-21079-0, https://archive.org/details/starnamestheirlo00alle/page/243, retrieved 2010-12-12 
  15. ↑ Jack W. Rhoads - Technical Memorandum 33-507-A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; November 15, 1971
  16. ↑ (in Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
  17. ↑ Star Names - R.H.Allen p.376
  18. ↑ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 6 月 24 日
  19. ↑ (in Chinese) English-Chinese Glossary of Chinese Star Regions, Asterisms and Star Name , Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
  20. ↑ Ian Ridpath's Startales - Capricornus the Sea Goat
  21. ↑ "Muning". IAU Working Group on Star Names. https://ase.exopla.net/index.php/Muning. 



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