Vulpecula Constellation | Constellations In The Northern Hemisphere
VULPECULA CONSTELLATION – In this topic, we are going to know and learn about the northern constellation Vulpecula , the Little Fox.
It is one of the northern constellations in the sky. It means “the little fox” in Latin and was depicted as a fox holding a goose in its jaws.
The constellation lies in the middle of the Summer Triangle, an asterism formed by the bright stars Vega in the constellation Lyra, Altair in Aquila, and Deneb in Cygnus.
It was created by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius, who originally named it Vulpecula et Anser, which means ‘the little fox with the goose.’
The constellation houses the famous Dumbbell Nebula, the first planetary nebula to be discovered, the elliptical galaxy NGC 7052, and Brocchi’s Cluster, and the first discovered pulsar PSR B1919+21.
It is the 55th largest constellation in the night sky and occupies an area of about 268 square degrees. It lies in NQ4, the fourth quadrant of the northern hemisphere.
Vulpecula belongs to the Hercules family, along with Aquila, Ara, Centaurus, Corona Australis, Corvus, Crater, Crux, Cygnus, Hercules, Hydra, Lupus, Lyra, Ophiuchus, Sagitta, Scutum, Sextans, Serpens and Triangulum Australe.
Stars
Among the stars include:
- 23 Vulpeculae
- 31 Vulpeculae
- Anser
- HD 189733
- PSR B1919+21
- PSR B1937+21
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