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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:48 
Transit: 13:06 
Sunset: 21:23
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3 Vulpeculae

Above the horizon.  Rise: 16:04 | Tran: 0:52 | Set: 9:43
Alt: 53.89°   Az: 127.03°   Direction: South-East

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.

Image of 3 Vulpeculae star
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

19h 23m 53s
+26° 18’ 47”
21h 53m 20s
17h 17m 14s

J2000

19h 22m 50s
+26° 15’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

59.78°
5.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 3 Vulpeculae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.18
Giant

-0.28
B6III
11920K

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

HR 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.

123.46
402.47
-12 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

3 Vulpeculae
SAO87136
SAO87136

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 63.7°
Max altitude: 62.4°
Azimuth: 296.3°