Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Vulpecula |
13 Vulpeculae A | |
Right ascension | 19h 53m 27.6957s [1] |
Declination | 24° 04′ 46.608″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.584±0.008 [2] |
13 Vulpeculae B | |
Right ascension | 19h 53m 27.6102s [3] |
Declination | 24° 04′ 46.077″ [3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B9.5III [4] |
Apparent magnitude (U) | 4.404±0.012 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 4.536±0.010 [2] |
Astrometry | |
13 Vulpeculae A | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −28.10 [5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 22.325±0.065 [1] mas/yr Dec.: 36.510±0.072 [1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 9.6342 ± 0.0902 mas [1] |
Distance | 339 ± 3 ly (103.8 ± 1.0 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.48 [4] |
13 Vulpeculae B | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 14.037±0.135 [3] mas/yr Dec.: 32.954±0.131 [3] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 9.8828 ± 0.1524 mas [3] |
Distance | 330 ± 5 ly (101 ± 2 pc) |
Orbit [6] | |
Period (P) | 615.25±104.12 yr |
Semi-major axis (a) | 1.555±0.241″ |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.079±0.042 |
Inclination (i) | 85.9±1.5° |
Longitude of the node (Ω) | 68.1±0.3° |
Periastron epoch (T) | 2027.82±94.79 |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 169.7±4.4° |
Details | |
13 Vul A | |
Radius | 1.3 [7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 180 [4] L☉ |
Temperature | 8,801 [8] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.11 [4] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 45.0 [9] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
13 Vulpeculae is a blue giant with a stellar classification of class B9.5III [4] in the northern constellation Vulpecula. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.57 [4] and it is approximately 339 light years away from the Sun based on parallax. The star is radiating 180 [4] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,801 K. [8]
There is one reported companion, designated component B, with a magnitude of 7.37, an orbital period of roughly 615 years, and an angular separation of 1.55″ . [11] The system is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −28 km/s. [5]
Nu Caeli is a yellow-white hued star in the constellation Caelum. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.07, which indicates it is near the lower limit on brightness that is visible to the naked eye. According to the Bortle scale, the star can be viewed from dark suburban skies. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 20.3 mas as seen from Earth, this star is located 161 light years from the Sun.
23 Vulpeculae is a triple star system in the northern constellation of Vulpecula. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.52 and it is located approximately 327 light years away from the Sun based on parallax. The system is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +1.47 km/s.
15 Vulpeculae is a variable star in the northern constellation of Vulpecula, located approximately 243 light years away based on parallax. It has the variable star designation NT Vulpeculae; 15 Vulpeculae is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with a typical apparent visual magnitude of 4.66. This object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −26 km/s.
1 Vulpeculae is a class B4IV star in the constellation Vulpecula. Its apparent magnitude is 4.77 and it is approximately 780 light years away based on parallax.
12 Vulpeculae is a star in the northern constellation of Vulpecula, located approximately 630 light years away based on parallax. It has the variable star designation V395 Vul; 12 Vulpeculae is the Flamsteed designation. This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 4.928. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of -25 km/s.
9 Vulpeculae is a star in the northern constellation of Vulpecula, located about 560 light years away based on parallax. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 5.01. The star is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +5 km/s.
24 Vulpeculae is a single, yellow-hued star in the northern constellation of Vulpecula. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.30. The distance to this star can be estimated from its annual parallax shift of 7.9700±0.0674, which yields a separation of roughly 409 light years. It is moving further away with a heliocentric radial velocity of +15 km/s.
35 Vulpeculae is a single, white-hued star in the northern constellation of Vulpecula. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.39. An annual parallax shift of 16.9162±0.0681 mas provides a distance estimate of about 193 light years. It is moving closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −8 km/s.
W Andromedae is a variable star in the constellation of Andromeda. It is classified as a Mira variable and S-type star, and varies from an apparent visual magnitude of 14.6 at minimum brightness to a magnitude of 6.7 at maximum brightness, with a period of approximately 397.3 days. The star is losing mass due to stellar winds at a rate of 2.79×10−7M☉/yr.
1 Camelopardalis is a double star system in the constellation Camelopardalis. Its combined apparent magnitude is 5.56 and it is approximately 800 parsecs (2,600 ly) away.
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−2.2 km/s and thus is a probable runaway star.
27 Vulpeculae is a single, blue-white star in the northern constellation of Vulpecula. It is a dim star, visible to the naked eye, with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.59. An annual parallax shift of 10.6692±0.0483 mas provides a distance estimate of about 306 light-years. It is moving closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −22 km/s, and will make perihelion passage at a distance of around 119 ly (36.56 pc) in 3.75 million years.
HD 102839 is a class G6Ib star in the constellation Musca. Its apparent magnitude is 4.98 and it is approximately 1,550 light years away from Earth based on parallax.
Sigma Ophiuchi, Latinized from σ Ophiuchi, is a single, orange-hued star in the equatorial constellation Ophiuchus. Its apparent visual magnitude is 4.31, which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye. The annual parallax shift of 3.62 mas as seen from Earth provides a distance estimate of roughly 900 light years. It is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −28 km/s.
π Pavonis, Latinized as Pi Pavonis, is a candidate astrometric binary star system in the constellation Pavo. It is a white-hued star that is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.33. The distance to this object is 130 light years based on parallax, but it is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −15.6 km/s.
Phi1 Pavonis, latinized from φ1 Pavonis, is a single star in the southern constellation of Pavo. It has a yellow-white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.75. The star is located at a distance of approximately 92 light years away based on parallax. It is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −20 km/s.
QZ Puppis is a class B2.5V star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.5 and it is approximately 650 light years away based on parallax.
HD 59890 is a class G3Ib yellow supergiant star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.65 and it is approximately 1,360 light years away based on parallax.
36 Camelopardalis is a single star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Camelopardalis. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.3. Parallax measurements provide a distance estimate of approximately 710 light years away from the Sun, and it is drifting away from the Earth with a radial velocity of −1.15 km/s.
HD 199223 is a double star in the equatorial constellation Delphinus. However, the system was originally in Equuleus prior to the creation of official IAU constellation borders. The components have a separation of 2″ at a position angle of 282° as of 2016. They have apparent magnitudes of 6.34 and 7.49 and distances of 354 and 359 light years respectively. The system is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −33 km/s.