8 Vulpeculae

8 Vulpeculae
8 Vulpeculae in the constellation Vulpecula.
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Vulpecula
Right ascension 19h 28m 57.08316s
Declination 24° 46 07.4034
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.81
Distance484 ly
(148.368 pc)
Spectral typeK0III
Other designations
HD 183491, HR 7406, BD +24 3761.
Database references
SIMBADdata

8 Vulpeculae (8 Vul) is an orange giant star (K0III), approximately 484 light years from Earth in the constellation Vulpecula.[1] 8 Vulpeculae forms an optical double with Alpha Vulpeculae.[2]

References

  1. "8 Vul". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. "Washington Double Star Catalog". United States Naval Observatory. Archived from the original on 2011-02-14. Retrieved 17 January 2018.


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