Star profile
35 Vulpecula
What is 35 Vulpecula
35 Vulpeculae is a white A-type star lying some one hundred and ninety light-years away, in the modest and sparsely populated constellation of the Fox, drawn in the seventeenth century by Hevelius between the Swan and the Arrow. Its cold, precise light reached us after nearly two centuries of travel, crossing a sky region thick with dense star fields. It is unassuming, yet its clear hue cuts against the warm tones of the summer Milky Way.
Where it is and when to see it
35 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 66° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 28° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 62° S.
It ranks no. 22 in brightness among the 44 stars of Vulpecula in our catalogue. To find it, start from Anser, the brightest: it lies about 27° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 190 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 35 Vulpecula
- Constellation
- Vulpecula
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.39
- Distance
- 190.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 321.917° · Dec 27.609°
- Catalogue
- HIP 105966 · HD 204414
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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
- 16 Vulpecula5.23
- 33 Vulpecula5.30
- 24 Vulpecula5.30
- 2 Vulpecula5.46
- 25 Vulpecula5.50