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Vulpecula
The Fox
Map of Vulpecula
Genitive
  Vulpeculae
Abbreviation
  Vul
Right Ascension
  18h56 to 21h28
Declination
  +19.5° to +29.4°
Area (sq deg)
  268
Brightest Star
  Anser
Optimum Visibility
  August
 A late addition to the northern sky, this group of stars was originally intended to represent a fox carrying a goose in its jaws. Its most important feature is the Dumbbell Nebula, M27.
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