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Its story

16 Vulpeculae inhabits the small constellation Vulpecula, the Fox, drawn in the seventeenth century between Cygnus and Sagitta. It is a white-yellow F-class star, slightly hotter and faster-evolving than the Sun, set about two hundred and twenty light-years away. Its patch of sky is modest but rich: nearby lies the famous Dumbbell Nebula, one of the most photographed objects in the deep sky.