Star profile
18 Vulpecula
What is 18 Vulpecula
18 Vulpeculae shines in the Little Fox, a minor constellation tucked beneath Cygnus. At 423 light-years, this white A-type radiates a clean, hot tone characteristic of stars in full youth. Vulpecula is famous for hosting the Dumbbell Nebula, and 18 is part of the backdrop against which such deep-sky objects are framed. A white flame in one of the most modest constellations of the northern summer.
Where it is and when to see it
18 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 65° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 76° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 29° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 63° S.
It ranks no. 26 in brightness among the 44 stars of Vulpecula in our catalogue. To find it, start from Anser, the brightest: it lies about 10° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 420 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 18 Vulpecula
- Constellation
- Vulpecula
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.51
- Distance
- 423.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 302.640° · Dec 26.904°
- Catalogue
- HIP 99404 · HD 191747
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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
- 2 Vulpecula5.46
- 25 Vulpecula5.50
- 10 Vulpecula5.50
- 19 Vulpecula5.51
- HIP 977655.54