SERPENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Serpens mean? 

• SERPENS (noun)
  The noun SERPENS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SERPENS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SERPENS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

 Context examples 

The inner Serpens Cloud Core is remarkably detailed in this image.

(The 'Serpent' star-forming cloud hatches new stars, NASA)

Another cluster of stars, named Serpens South, can be seen to the upper right of W40 in this image.

('Space Butterfly' Is Home to Hundreds of Baby Stars, NASA)

Sharpless 2-54 and the Eagle and Omega Nebulae are located roughly 7000 light-years away — the first two fall within the constellation of Serpens (The Serpent), while the latter lies within Sagittarius (The Archer).

(VST Captures Three-In-One, ESO)

Most of the small dots in this image are stars located behind, or in front of, the Serpens nebula.

(The 'Serpent' star-forming cloud hatches new stars, NASA)

Although both Serpens South and the cluster at the heart of W40 are young in astronomical terms (less than a few million years old), Serpens South is the younger of the two.

('Space Butterfly' Is Home to Hundreds of Baby Stars, NASA)

Called the Serpens Cloud Core, this star-forming region is located about 750 light-years away in Serpens, or the "Serpent," a constellation named after its resemblance to a snake in visible light.

(The 'Serpent' star-forming cloud hatches new stars, NASA)

Whether it formed in a low-mass stellar region like Serpens, or a high-mass stellar region like Orion, is an ongoing mystery.

(The 'Serpent' star-forming cloud hatches new stars, NASA)