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32 Vulpeculae

Altitude: -9.7°   Azimuth: 348.5°   Direction: North-North-West

32 Vulpeculae is a variable giant star in the constellation of Vulpecula.

32 Vulpeculae visual magnitude is 5.01. Because of its reltive faintness, 32 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 32 Vulpeculae:

5.01
Giant

32 Vulpeculae is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -9.7°
Azimuth: 348.5°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 32 Vulpeculae

32 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 32 Vulpeculae are provided in the following table:

20h 54m 33s
+28° 03’ 27”
72.41°
-10.8°
Vulpecula

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 32 Vulpeculae in the sky:

Finder chart 32 Vulpeculae star
Simplified finder chart for 32 Vulpeculae.

Visibility of 32 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 32 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: 61.9°
Max altitude: 66.6°
Azimuth: 298.1°

Digitized Sky Survey image of 32 Vulpeculae

The image below is a photograph of 32 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 32 Vulpeculae is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 32 Vulpeculae star
DSS2 image of 32 Vulpeculae. The red arrow shows the motion of 32 Vulpeculae during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 32 Vulpeculae from the Sun and relative movement

32 Vulpeculae is distant 739.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

226.76 pc
739.23 ly
8 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 32 Vulpeculae

32 Vulpeculae belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.77
K4III
3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 32 Vulpeculae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 32 Vulpeculae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 32 Vulpeculae

32 Vulpeculae
SAO89272
SAO89272