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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Mu Serpentis
Flamsteed Number	32 Serpentis
HR (BSC)	5881
HD	141513
Constellation	Serpens (Caput)
Right Ascension	15h 49m 37s
Declination	-3° 25' 49"
Distance	170 light years 52 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.5 Absolute: -0.0
Spectral Class	A0V white main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	May / June
Notes	Mu Serpentis is a binary system, in which the primary, white Mu Serpentis A, is orbited over a period of some 36 years by another star, Mu Serpentis B, of the white A-type (or possibly bright yellow F-type) spectral class.

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