13 Vulpeculae

13 Vulpeculae is a double giant star in the constellation of Vulpecula.

13 Vulpeculae visual magnitude is 4.58. Because of its moderate brightness, 13 Vulpeculae should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 13 Vulpeculae:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 13 Vulpeculae

13 Vulpeculae is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 13 Vulpeculae are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 13 Vulpeculae in the sky:

Visibility of 13 Vulpeculae from your location

Today's 13 Vulpeculae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Digitized Sky Survey image of 13 Vulpeculae

The image below is a photograph of 13 Vulpeculae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 13 Vulpeculae is 0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.038 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 13 Vulpeculae from the Sun and relative movement

13 Vulpeculae is distant 359.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of 13 Vulpeculae

13 Vulpeculae belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 13 Vulpeculae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

13 Vulpeculae star system properties

13 Vulpeculae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 13 Vulpeculae double sysyem:

Alternative designations of 13 Vulpeculae