Star profile

33 Vulpecula

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 33 Vulpecula

33 Vulpeculae is an orange K-type giant 452 light-years away in the small constellation of the Little Fox, opened by Hevelius between Cygnus and Sagitta. Its light set out in the 16th century, long before the very constellation that frames it had been drawn. It belongs to the category of mature suns, cool and luminous, that tint the deep sky with amber.

Where it is and when to see it

33 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 61° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 72° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 34° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 68° S.

It ranks no. 21 in brightness among the 44 stars of Vulpecula in our catalogue. To find it, start from Anser, the brightest: it lies about 21° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 450 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 33 Vulpecula

Constellation: Vulpecula
Apparent magnitude: 5.30
Distance: 452.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 314.568° · Dec 22.326°
Catalogue: HIP 103511 · HD 199697

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Other stars in Vulpecula

Vulpecula has 44 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 44 stars in Vulpecula