Star · A3III
18 Vul
18 Vul is a giant star of spectral type A3III in the constellation Vulpecula, 466.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 99404 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Distance | 466.7 light-years (143.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.27 |
| Spectral type | A3III |
| Surface temperature | 9,160 K |
| Luminosity | 133 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.58 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.67 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 10m 33.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +26° 54′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.51). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1559. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 18 Vul, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.