The Little Fox
Vulpecula
Genitive: Vulpeculae · abbreviation Vul
Best evening month
September
Visible from
69°S to 90°N
Centre RA
19h 41m 00s
Centre Dec
+21° 00′
In your sky
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Mythology & origin
Originally 'the Fox with the Goose'. It contains the Dumbbell Nebula (M27).
Johannes Hevelius · 1690
Brightest stars
- mag 4.44
Anser
α Vulpeculae · HIP 95771
- mag 4.50
23 Vulpeculae
HIP 99874
- mag 4.56
31 Vulpeculae
HIP 103004
- mag 4.57
13 Vulpeculae
HIP 97886
- mag 4.66
15 Vulpeculae
HIP 98543
- mag 4.76
1 Vulpeculae
HIP 94703
- mag 4.81
29 Vulpeculae
HIP 101867
- mag 4.90
12 Vulpeculae
HIP 97679
- mag 4.92
30 Vulpeculae
HIP 102388
- mag 5.00
9 Vulpeculae
HIP 96275