Star profile
24 Vulpecula
What is 24 Vulpecula
24 Vulpeculae is a G-type giant 438 light-years away, an evolved cousin of the Sun yet far larger and more luminous. It shines in the small constellation of the Fox, neighbour to the Summer Triangle asterism formed by Vega, Deneb and Altair. Its yellow light travels from the era of the first refracting telescopes.
Where it is and when to see it
24 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 63° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 74° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 31° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 65° S.
It ranks no. 20 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 440 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 24 Vulpecula
- Constellation
- Vulpecula
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.30
- Distance
- 437.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 304.196° · Dec 24.671°
- Catalogue
- HIP 99951 · HD 192944
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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
- 3 Vulpecula5.22
- 16 Vulpecula5.23
- 33 Vulpecula5.30
- 35 Vulpecula5.39
- 2 Vulpecula5.46