Alpha Vulpeculae
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Right ascension | 19h 28m 42.3s |
| Declination | +24° 39' 54" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.44 |
| Distance | 297 ± 18 ly (91 ± 6 pc) |
| Spectral type | M0III |
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Alpha Vulpeculae (α Vul / α Vulpeculae) is the brightest star in the constellation Vulpecula. It also has traditional names Lucida, Lukida Anseris or Anser.
Alpha Vulpeculae is a red giant of spectral class M0 and has apparent magnitude +4.4. It is approximately 297 light years from Earth. It forms a wide optical binary with 8 Vulpeculae.
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