26 Vulpeculae

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:40 | Tran: 6:12 | Set: 14:40

Alt: 59.10° Az: 223.14° Direction: South-West

26 Vulpeculae is a giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Vulpecula.

26 Vulpeculae visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, 26 Vulpeculae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 26 Vulpeculae. The red arrow shows the motion of 26 Vulpeculae during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 37m 13s

Declination +25° 58’ 18”

Hour Angle 01h 31m 59s

Sidereal Time 22h 09m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 36m 08s

Declination +25° 52’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 68.13°

Galactic Latitude -8.87°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.25

Spectral Type A5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 26 Vulpeculae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 26 Vulpeculae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

26 Vulpeculae is distant 701.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 215.05

Distance (light year) 701.08

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 26 Vulpeculae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD196362

SAO Catalogue SAO88884

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP101641

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 4299

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 26 Vulpeculae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.0° RISE 21:40

Max altitude: 64.5° TRANSIT 6:12

Azimuth: 296.0° SET 14:40

Set Location

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