Star profile

23 Vulpecula

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 23 Vulpecula

23 Vulpeculae is a K-type orange giant breathing at 338 light-years, set inside the Little Fox —a constellation invented by Hevelius in the seventeenth century to fill an empty patch of sky. Cooler than the Sun, its muted glow belongs to that band where the Milky Way runs thick between Cygnus and Sagitta. It is warm light that travelled patiently from medieval times.

Where it is and when to see it

23 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 66° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 28° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 62° S.

It ranks no. 2 in brightness among the 44 stars of Vulpecula in our catalogue. To find it, start from Anser, the brightest: it lies about 11° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 340 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 23 Vulpecula

Constellation: Vulpecula
Apparent magnitude: 4.50
Distance: 338.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 303.942° · Dec 27.814°
Catalogue: HIP 99874 · HD 192806

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Other stars in Vulpecula

Vulpecula has 44 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 44 stars in Vulpecula