Vulpecula

Vulpecula
Constellation
Vulpecula
AbbreviationVul
GenitiveVulpeculae
Pronunciation/vʌlˈpɛkjʊlə/,
genitive /vʌlˈpɛkjʊl/
Symbolismthe Fox
Right ascension20h
Declination+25°
QuadrantNQ4
Area268 sq. deg. (55th)
Main stars5, 20
Bayer/Flamsteed
stars
33
Stars with planets5
Stars brighter than 3.00m0
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly)0
Brightest starα Vul (Anser) (4.44m)
Messier objects1
Bordering
constellations
Cygnus
Lyra
Hercules
Sagitta
Delphinus
Pegasus
Visible at latitudes between +90° and −55°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of September.

Vulpecula /vʌlˈpɛkjʊlə/ is a faint constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "little fox", although it is commonly known simply as the fox. It was identified in the seventeenth century, and is located in the middle of the Summer Triangle (an asterism consisting of the bright stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair).