8 Vulpeculae
8 Vulpeculae is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Vulpecula.
8 Vulpeculae visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its reltive faintness, 8 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 8 Vulpeculae:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 8 Vulpeculae
8 Vulpeculae is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 8 Vulpeculae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 8 Vulpeculae in the sky:
Visibility of 8 Vulpeculae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 8 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 8 Vulpeculae
The image below is a photograph of 8 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 8 Vulpeculae is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 8 Vulpeculae from the Sun and relative movement
8 Vulpeculae is distant 483.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 8 Vulpeculae
8 Vulpeculae belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 8 Vulpeculae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
