How to see it
55Xi Ser has a visual magnitude of about 3.50: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 55Xi Ser: right ascension 17h 37m 35s, declination −15° 23′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
55Xi Ser. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86263, HD 159876, Gaia DR3 4125171197089493760. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4125171197089493760
- HIP
- 86263
- HD
- 159876
- gaia_dr3
- 4125171197089493760
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 55Xi Ser
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.50