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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Serpensnoun

    a constellation in the equatorial region of the northern hemisphere near Ophiuchus and Corona Borealis

Wiktionary

  1. Serpensnoun

    A large summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a snake. It is the only constellation consisting of two parts (Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda) separated by the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the snake handler Asclepius.

  2. Etymology: From serpens.

Wikipedia

  1. Serpens

    Serpens (Ancient Greek: Ὄφις, romanized: Óphis, lit. 'the Serpent') is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, it remains one of the 88 modern constellations designated by the International Astronomical Union. It is unique among the modern constellations in being split into two non-contiguous parts, Serpens Caput (Serpent Head) to the west and Serpens Cauda (Serpent Tail) to the east. Between these two halves lies the constellation of Ophiuchus, the "Serpent-Bearer". In figurative representations, the body of the serpent is represented as passing behind Ophiuchus between Mu Serpentis in Serpens Caput and Nu Serpentis in Serpens Cauda. The brightest star in Serpens is the red giant star Alpha Serpentis, or Unukalhai, in Serpens Caput, with an apparent magnitude of 2.63. Also located in Serpens Caput are the naked-eye globular cluster Messier 5 and the naked-eye variables R Serpentis and Tau4 Serpentis.

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  1. serpens

    "Serpens" is Latin for "serpent". It is commonly used in scientific contexts to refer to snakes and similar reptile species. It is also the name of a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, which is divided into two parts: Serpens Caput (Serpent's Head) and Serpens Cauda (Serpent's Tail).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Serpensnoun

    a constellation represented as a serpent held by Serpentarius

  2. Etymology: [L. See Serpent.]

Wikidata

  1. Serpens

    Serpens is a constellation of the northern hemisphere. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. It is unique among the modern constellations in being split into two non-contiguous parts, Serpens Caput to the west and Serpens Cauda to the east. Between these two halves lies the constellation of Ophiuchus, the "Serpent-Bearer". In figurative representations, the body of the serpent is represented as passing behind Ophiuchus between μ Ser in Serpens Caput and ν Ser in Serpens Cauda. The brightest star in Serpens is Unukalhai or Cor Serpentis "Serpent's Heart", with an apparent magnitude of 2.63.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of serpens in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of serpens in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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