Star profile
30 Vulpecula
What is 30 Vulpecula
30 Vulpeculae inhabits the small Vulpecula, the Little Fox Hevelius traced between the Swan and the Eagle. It is an orange giant 325 light-years away, a star that has exhausted the hydrogen in its core and now expands with the stately slowness of mature suns. The constellation is modest, with no bright alpha to anchor it, so each of its members rewards a patient gaze —this one offers a calm glow best caught with binoculars rather than the naked eye.
Where it is and when to see it
30 Vulpecula lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 64° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 75° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 31° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 65° S.
It ranks no. 10 in brightness among the 44 stars of Vulpecula in our catalogue. To find it, start from Anser, the brightest: it lies about 17° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 320 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 30 Vulpecula
- Constellation
- Vulpecula
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.92
- Distance
- 324.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 311.219° · Dec 25.271°
- Catalogue
- HIP 102388 · HD 197752
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Other stars in Vulpecula
Vulpecula has 44 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AnserAlpha Vulpecula4.44
- 23 Vulpecula4.50
- 31 Vulpecula4.56
- HIP 998244.79
- 29 Vulpecula4.81
- 12 Vulpecula4.90
- 9 Vulpecula5.00
- 32 Vulpecula5.03