Fox constellation _ Fox constellation

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Abbreviation Vul

Possessive Vulpeculae

Symbol fox

Right ascension for 20 hours

25 declination

The area is 268 square degrees.

Rank: 55th.

The number of bright stars

(orders of magnitude

The brightest star Fox Alpha

(Apparent magnitude 4.44)

meteor shower

Adjacent to/next to/adjacent to ...

Cygnus

Lyra

Wu xianzuo

Sagittarius

Delphinus

Pegasus constellation

Latitude changes between+90 and? 6? As can be seen from 155.

The best observation month is September.

history

This faint constellation is located in a bright area of the Milky Way, so it is more difficult to observe. 1660, the Polish astronomer Havelius thought that a constellation should be built here. Although this area looks unremarkable, you can find it is an interesting sky area with binoculars or small telescopes. There is a messier object M27 here.

Deep sky object

M27: For people who use small telescopes, this is probably the best planetary nebula, because it is big, bright and has a clear structure. Also known as dumbbell nebula, because of its long shape and round ends. It can be seen with a 3-inch (8 cm) telescope, although all its nebula features can only be seen with a telescope of 14 inch (36 cm) or larger. Its size is

NGC 6830: This is a small star with a magnitude of+1 1 or even darker. The closer you get to the center, the closer you get.

NGC 6940: The outstanding feature of this open cluster is that six +9-magnitude stars are distributed in a detailed cluster. With a telescope of 6 inches (15cm) or more, you can see 60- 100 stars.

Other celestial bodies

Collinder 339: Also called brocchi Cluster or Hanger Cluster. Seen from the earth, it is strikingly similar to the appearance of everyday clothes hangers. Corindel 399 is a bright star association, which can be seen with binoculars. If you use a 6-inch (15cm) or larger telescope, you can see it next to Oriental Fox 7 in the Hanger Cluster. There is a faint open cluster, NGC 6802. NGC 6802 needs an 8-inch (20 cm) or larger telescope to see a star.