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27 Vulpeculae is a blue-white B-type star that spins at dizzying speed: its projected rotational velocity exceeds three hundred kilometres per second, flattening it into an oblate spheroid. At 318 light-years, it radiates tens of times more than the Sun from within the small Fox, a modern constellation traced by Hevelius between the Swan and the Arrow.

Constellation: Vulpecula
Apparent magnitude: 5.59
Distance: 317.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 309.269° · Dec 26.462°
Catalogue: HIP 101716 · HD 196504

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