3 Vulpeculae

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:41 | Tran: 4:15 | Set: 12:46

Alt: 18.29° Az: 289.54° Direction: West-North-West

3 Vulpeculae is a variable giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Vulpecula.

3 Vulpeculae visual magnitude is 5.18. Because of its faintness, 3 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 3 Vulpeculae. The red arrow shows the motion of 3 Vulpeculae during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 23m 53s

Declination +26° 18’ 46”

Hour Angle 06h 13m 33s

Sidereal Time 01h 37m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 22m 50s

Declination +26° 15’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 59.78°

Galactic Latitude 5.32°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.28

Spectral Type B6III

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 3 Vulpeculae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 3 Vulpeculae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

3 Vulpeculae is distant 402.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 123.46

Distance (light year) 402.47

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 3 Vulpeculae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD182255

SAO Catalogue SAO87136

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP95260

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 3811

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 11966

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 3 Vulpeculae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.7° RISE 19:41

Max altitude: 64.8° TRANSIT 4:15

Azimuth: 296.3° SET 12:46

Set Location

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