hip-97679

Variable star

Its story

12 Vulpeculae is a bluish B-type variable 630 light-years away, in the small constellation of the Fox tucked between Cygnus and Aquila. Its luminosity shifts in a subtle rhythm that betrays pulsations in its outer layers. The region it inhabits hides the Dumbbell Nebula, one of the most studied planetary objects since Messier's catalogue.

Constellation: Vulpecula
Apparent magnitude: 4.90
Distance: 629.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 297.767° · Dec 22.610°
Catalogue: HIP 97679 · HD 187811

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