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:
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:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 27 Vulpeculae in the sky:
Visibility of 27 Vulpeculae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
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 [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
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.
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.
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.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 27 Vulpeculae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
