Serpens
the Serpent
the Serpent
Serpens Caput
Fixed J2000 coordinates
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How to read this chart
Dots mark stars, and their sizes indicate brightness. Stars appear dark on light charts and light on dark charts. Green lines show a constellation pattern. The surrounding grid gives right ascension and declination.
This is a fixed reference map, rather than a view of tonight’s sky.
Read the full chart guide →Boundary coordinates
The boundary marks a sky region; it is separate from the green star pattern. These files preserve ordered coordinate points in the J2000 reference system.
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Right ascension uses hours, minutes and seconds. Declination is in degrees. Convert right ascension to degrees with 15 × (hours + minutes/60 + seconds/3600).
RA (h m s) | Dec (degrees) | Abbreviation 15 11 24.7229 | -0.4742887 | SER1 15 11 07.5567 | 7.5253930 | SER1 15 10 25.3179 | 25.5246105 | SER1 15 16 23.8839 | 25.5380573 | SER1 16 07 13.3763 | 25.6641407 | SER1
The 0h / 24h meridian is continuous. A coordinate jump there should not be treated as a straight line across a flat map.