Star profile
2 Vulpecula
Variable starWhat is 2 Vulpecula
2 Vulpeculae is one of the more distant and dramatic stars of the little Fox, a modern constellation Hevelius drew hunting a goose. A massive, hot B-type star, it varies in brightness with the slow rhythm characteristic of blue giants. Its light begins a journey of more than twelve hundred years before reaching here —it set out when Charlemagne still ruled the Holy Roman Empire.
Where it is and when to see it
2 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 July, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 62° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 72° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 33° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 67° S.
It ranks no. 23 in brightness among the 44 stars of Vulpecula in our catalogue. To find it, start from Anser, the brightest: it lies about 3° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 1,200 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 2 Vulpecula
- Constellation
- Vulpecula
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.46
- Distance
- 1217.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 289.432° · Dec 23.026°
- Catalogue
- HIP 94827 · HD 180968
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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
- 33 Vulpecula5.30
- 24 Vulpecula5.30
- 35 Vulpecula5.39
- 25 Vulpecula5.50
- 10 Vulpecula5.50