Star profile
19 Vulpecula
Highly luminous starWhat is 19 Vulpecula
19 Vulpeculae is a luminous K-type star more than 1,400 light-years away, in the modest constellation of the Little Fox. Despite its remoteness, it reaches magnitude 5.51 thanks to a luminosity far above the Sun s, typical of an orange giant in an advanced state. The Little Fox sits within the Milky Way, between Cygnus and Aquila, and this distant point enriches the bright dust where the galactic plane sweeps through.
Where it is and when to see it
19 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. 27 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 1,400 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 19 Vulpecula
- Constellation
- Vulpecula
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.51
- Distance
- 1412.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 302.950° · Dec 26.809°
- Catalogue
- HIP 99518 · HD 192004
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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
- 25 Vulpecula5.50
- 10 Vulpecula5.50
- 18 Vulpecula5.51
- HIP 977655.54
- HIP 979615.56