| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) |
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| Constellation | Serpens |
| Right ascension | 15h 32m 09.6751s[1] |
| Declination | +16° 03′ 22.208″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.218[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B9V[1] |
| U−B color index | −0.23[2] |
| B−V color index | −0.05[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −18 ± 5[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −2.87[1] mas/yr Dec.: 6.76[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.56 ± 0.80[1] mas |
| Distance | approx. 430 ly (approx. 130 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.6[3] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 2.7[4] R☉ |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 175[2] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Tau2 Serpentis (Tau2 Ser, τ2 Serpentis, τ2 Ser) is a B-type main sequence star in the constellation of Serpens, approximately 430 light-years from Earth. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 6.218.[1]
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