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Vulpecula

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Vulpecula

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Also known as Vul, Vulpeculae, Vulpecula cum Ansere

Vulpecula () is a faint constellation in the Northern Sky. Its name is Latin for "little fox", although it is commonly called simply the Fox. It was identified in the 17th century, and is located in the middle of the Summer Triangle (an asterism consisting of the bright stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair).

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Vulpecula is a faint constellation in the Northern Sky whose name means "little fox" in Latin. Located within the Summer Triangle—an asterism formed by three bright stars—it was identified during the 17th century.

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Key facts

Constellation.name
Vulpecula
Constellation.abbreviation
Vul
Constellation.genitive
Vulpeculae
Constellation.pronounce
,genitive
Constellation.symbolism
the Fox
Constellation.quadrant
NQ4
Constellation.areatotal
268
Constellation.arearank
55th
Constellation.numbermainstars
5, 20
Constellation.numberbfstars
33
Constellation.numberstarsplanets
5
Constellation.numberbrightstars
0
Constellation.numbernearbystars
1
Constellation.brighteststarname
α Vul (Anser)
Constellation.starmagnitude
4.44
Constellation.neareststarname
WISE 1928+2356
Constellation.stardistancely
22.28
Constellation.stardistancepc
6.83

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  • Deep-sky objects
  • Stellar association
  • History
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • Footnotes
  • External links

Vulpecula () is a faint constellation in the Northern Sky. Its name is Latin for "little fox", although it is commonly called simply the Fox. It was identified in the 17th century, and is located in the middle of the Summer Triangle (an asterism consisting of the bright stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair).

==Features== thumb|left|200px|The constellation Vulpecula as it can be seen by the naked eye. thumb|left|200px|The constellation Vulpecula with [[International Astronomical Union|IAU boundaries and stick figure overlaid, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.]]

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