Constellation Vulpecula (Fox)

Properties
Vulpecula is an inconspicuous constellation on the head of the Cygnus from a few stars of almost 4th magnitude that do not have a distinctive shape. It is south of Cygnus and north of Sagitta and Delphinus. The area of the constellation is 268 square degrees and the center culminates around midnight on July 26th. [9, 15]
Stars with Proper Names:
- α Vulpeculae: Anser
IAU Name | Vulpecula |
IAU Genitive | Vulpeculae |
IAU Abbr. | Vul |
English Name | Fox |
Season (47° N) | March … December |
Right Ascension | 18h 57m 07s … 21h 30m 39s |
Declination | 19° 23' 54" … 29° 29' 14" |
Area | 268 deg2 |
Neighbours (N↻) | Cyg, Lyr, Her, Sge, Del, Peg |
Deep-Sky Object Descriptions
Coathanger Cluster
Collinder 399
Collinder 399
IC 4954/5
Dumbbell Nebula
Messier 27
Messier 27
NGC 6813
NGC 6820
NGC 6823
NGC 6842
Roslund 4
Sh 2-86
History
The Danzig astronomer Johannes Hevelius introduced this constellation in 1690 as Vulpecula Cum Anser (little fox and goose), but meanwhile the goose seems to have escaped the fox. [7]
Catalogs
HR | B | F | RA [hms] | Dec [dms] | vMag | spType | dMag | Sep ["] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7306 | 1 | 19 16 13.0 | +21 23 25 | 4.77 | B4IV | 7.1 | 39.1 | |
7318 | 2 | 19 17 43.6 | +23 01 32 | 5.43 | B0.5IV | 4.7 | 1.8 | |
7358 | 3 | 19 22 50.9 | +26 15 45 | 5.18 | B6III | |||
7385 | 4 | 19 25 28.6 | +19 47 55 | 5.16 | K0III | 6.2 | 18.9 | |
7390 | 5 | 19 26 13.2 | +20 05 52 | 5.63 | A0V | |||
7405 | α | 6 | 19 28 42.3 | +24 39 54 | 4.44 | M0III | 1.4 | 413.7 |
7406 | 8 | 19 28 57.0 | +24 46 07 | 5.81 | K0III | |||
7409 | 7 | 19 29 20.9 | +20 16 47 | 6.33 | B5Vn | |||
7437 | 9 | 19 34 34.9 | +19 46 24 | 5.00 | B8IIIn | 7.8 | 108.3 | |
7506 | 10 | 19 43 42.9 | +25 46 19 | 5.49 | G8III | |||
7565 | 12 | 19 51 04.1 | +22 36 36 | 4.95 | B2.5Ve v | |||
7592 | 13 | 19 53 27.7 | +24 04 47 | 4.58 | B9.5III | 3.2 | 1.0 | |
7641 | 14 | 19 59 10.5 | +23 06 05 | 5.67 R | F0 | |||
7653 | 15 | 20 01 06.1 | +27 45 13 | 4.64 | A4III | |||
7657 | 16 | 20 02 01.4 | +24 56 17 | 5.22 | F2III | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
7688 | 17 | 20 06 53.4 | +23 36 52 | 5.07 | B3V | |||
7711 | 18 | 20 10 33.5 | +26 54 15 | 5.52 | A3III | |||
7718 | 19 | 20 11 48.0 | +26 48 32 | 5.49 | K3II-III | |||
7719 | 20 | 20 12 00.7 | +26 28 44 | 5.92 | B7Ve | |||
7731 | 21 | 20 14 14.5 | +28 41 41 | 5.18 | A7IVn | |||
7741 | 22 | 20 15 30.2 | +23 30 31 | 5.15 | G3Ib-II | |||
7744 | 23 | 20 15 46.1 | +27 48 51 | 4.52 | K3-IIIFe-1 | |||
7753 | 24 | 20 16 47.1 | +24 40 16 | 5.32 | G8III | |||
7789 | 25 | 20 22 03.4 | +24 26 46 | 5.54 | B8IIIne | |||
7874 | 26 | 20 36 08.3 | +25 52 57 | 6.41 | A5III | |||
7880 | 27 | 20 37 04.7 | +26 27 43 | 5.59 | B9V | |||
7891 | 29 | 20 38 31.3 | +21 12 04 | 4.82 | A0V | |||
7894 | 28 | 20 38 31.9 | +24 06 58 | 5.04 | B5IV | |||
7939 | 30 | 20 44 52.5 | +25 16 14 | 4.91 | K2III | |||
7995 | 31 | 20 52 07.7 | +27 05 49 | 4.59 | G7IIIFe-1 | |||
8008 | 32 | 20 54 33.6 | +28 03 27 | 5.01 | K4III | |||
8032 | 33 | 20 58 16.4 | +22 19 33 | 5.31 | K3.5III | |||
8217 | 35 | 21 27 40.1 | +27 36 31 | 5.41 | A1V |
Name | RA | Dec | Type | Bmag | Vmag | Dim | Dreyer Description | Identification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NGC 6793 | 19 23 12.6 | +22 09 27 | OCL (IV2p) | 7.00 | Cl, P, lC | OCL 115 | ||
NGC 6800 | 19 27 00.0 | +25 05 30 | OCL (III2p) | 5.00 | Cl, vL, pRi, vlC, st 10… | OCL 123 | ||
NGC 6802 | 19 30 36.0 | +20 15 42 | OCL (III1m) | 8.8 | 5.00 | Cl, L, vC, E 0°, st 14…18 | OCL 114 | |
NGC 6813 | 19 40 24.0 | +27 18 34 | EN | 3.00 × 3.0 | ** in vF, S neb | SG 3.148 | ||
NGC 6815 | 19 40 44.0 | +26 45 32 | *Grp | Cl, vL, pRi, lC, st 10…15 | ||||
NGC 6820 | 19 42 28.0 | +23 05 15 | EN | 15.0 | 0.50 × 0.5 | F, S, R, bM | IRAS 19403+2258, knot in Sh2-86 | |
NGC 6823 | 19 43 10.0 | +23 18 00 | OCL (I3pn) | 7.1 | 7.00 | Cl, eRi, E, st 11…12 | OCL 124, LBN 135 | |
NGC 6827 | 19 48 53.2 | +21 12 58 | OCL (I1m) | 2.00 | vF, E, dif, sev st inv | OCL 120 | ||
NGC 6830 | 19 51 00.0 | +23 06 00 | OCL (II2p) | 7.9 | 6.00 | Cl, L, pRi, pC, st 11…12 | OCL 125 | |
NGC 6842 | 19 55 02.3 | +29 17 23 | PN | 13.6 | 13.1 | 0.95 | F, pL, vlE | PK 65+0.1, Sh2-95, CS=16.0 |
NGC 6847 | 19 56 33.7 | +29 13 27 | NF | Neb, r | ||||
NGC 6853 | 19 59 36.3 | +22 43 18 | PN | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.70 | !!!, vB, vL, biN, iE (Dumbbell) | M 27, PK 60-3.1, CS=13.9, Dumbbell nebula |
NGC 6882 | 20 11 40.6 | +26 32 54 | *Grp | 5.00 | Cl, P, lC | NGC 6885, OCL 152, with 20 Vul | ||
NGC 6885 | 20 11 40.6 | +26 32 54 | OCL (*Grp) | 5.00 | Cl, vB, vL, Ri, lC, st 6…11 | NGC 6882, OCL 132, with 20 Vul | ||
NGC 6904 | 20 21 48.3 | +25 44 22 | *Grp | 3.00 | Cl, S, vlC, st 10…11 | |||
NGC 6921 | 20 28 28.9 | +25 43 26 | Gx (S0-a) | 14.4 | 13.4 | 0.90 × 0.2 | F, S, E | UGC 11570, MCG 4-48-1, IRAS 20264+2533 |
NGC 6938 | 20 34 42.0 | +22 13 02 | *Grp | 8.00 | Cl, vL, P, vlC | OCL? | ||
NGC 6940 | 20 34 32.3 | +28 16 49 | OCL (III2m) | 6.3 | 25.00 | Cl, vB, vL, vRi, cC, st pL | OCL 141 | |
NGC 7052 | 21 18 33.0 | +26 26 50 | Gx (E5) | 13.6 | 12.6 | 2.10 × 1.1 | F, S, vlE, r | UGC 11718, MCG 4-50-6, CGCG 471-5 |
NGC 7080 | 21 30 01.9 | +26 43 06 | Gx (SBb) | 13.1 | 12.3 | 1.80 × 1.7 | vF, S, vlE | UGC 11756, MCG 4-50-12, CGCG 471-11, NPM1G +26.0474, IRAS 21278+2629 |
IC 1299 | 19 22 42.0 | +20 44 24 | OCL | 14.0 | 2.00 × 1.0 | S Cl of vF st | ||
IC 1305 | 19 39 18.0 | +20 11 40 | *Grp | vF, * 9.5 at sf end | CED 169 | |||
IC 1307 | 19 42 29.0 | +27 45 06 | *Grp | F, vL, E ns, st inv | incl. "dark space" | |||
IC 1314 | 20 17 47.0 | +25 05 48 | *Grp | 25.00 | F, pL, partly resolved | |||
IC 4954 | 20 04 45.0 | +29 15 12 | RN | 3.00 × 3.0 | D neb *, iF, * 11 close | LBN 153, CED 175 | ||
IC 4955 | 20 04 53.0 | +29 11 24 | RN | 5.00 × 5.0 | Fine neb * 12 | LBN 153, CED 175 |