Kappa Serpentis [SEP] constellation
Kappa Serpentis
Kappa Serpentis, Latinized from κ Serpentis, is a star in the constellation Serpens, in its head (Serpens Caput). It is a red M-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.09. It is approximately 382 light years from Earth. It has proper name Gudja since 10 August 2018
Nomenclature.
"κ Serpentis" (Latinised to "Kappa Serpentis") is the star's Bayer designation.
The star bore the traditional name "Gudja" in the culture of the Wardaman people
", along with Alpha Serpentis, Delta Serpentis, Epsilon Serpentis, Delta Ophiuchi, Zeta Ophiuchi and Gamma Ophiuchi.
In Chinese, (), meaning "Right Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure", refers to an asterism which represents eleven ancient states in China and which mark the right borderline of the enclosure, consisting of Delta Ophiuchi, Beta Herculis, Gamma Herculis, Kappa Herculis, Gamma Serpentis, Beta Serpentis, Alpha Serpentis, Delta Serpentis, Epsilon Serpentis, Epsilon Ophiuchi and Zeta Ophiuchi. Consequently, the Chinese name