The star α-Vul
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), α-Vul is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 21:13 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 61° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:48, when it sinks to 19° above your western horizon.
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Name
α-Vul
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.45 (V)[1] 6.38 (BT)[1] 4.61 (VT)[1] 2.87 (RP)[2] 3.65 (G)[2] 4.72 (BP)[2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.51 |
| Right Ascension: | 19h28m42s [2] |
| Declination: | +24°39'52" [2] |
| Distance: | 100.0 parsec 325.8 lightyears [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 165.6 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 229.3° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -0.55 |