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27 Vulpeculae

27 Vulpeculae is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Vulpecula.

27 Vulpeculae visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its reltive faintness, 27 Vulpeculae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 27 Vulpeculae:

5.59
Main-sequence
27 Vulpeculae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 63°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 27 Vulpeculae

27 Vulpeculae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 27 Vulpeculae are provided in the following table:

20h 37m 04s
+26° 27’ 42”
68.73°
-8.7°
Vulpecula

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 27 Vulpeculae in the sky:

Finder chart 27 Vulpeculae star
Simplified finder chart for 27 Vulpeculae.

Visibility of 27 Vulpeculae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 27 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):

Azimuth: 63.5°
Max altitude: 65.0°
Azimuth: 296.5°
27 Vulpeculae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 27 Vulpeculae

The image below is a photograph of 27 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 27 Vulpeculae is 0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 27 Vulpeculae star
DSS2 image of 27 Vulpeculae. The red arrow shows the motion of 27 Vulpeculae during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 27 Vulpeculae from the Sun and relative movement

27 Vulpeculae is distant 305.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

93.63 pc
305.24 ly
-22 km/s
0.017 arcsec/year
-0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 27 Vulpeculae

27 Vulpeculae belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.73
B9V
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 27 Vulpeculae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 27 Vulpeculae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 27 Vulpeculae

27 Vulpeculae
SAO88903
SAO88903