Star · A0V
29 Vul
29 Vul is a main-sequence star of spectral type A0V in the constellation Vulpecula, 178.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 101867 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Distance | 178.8 light-years (54.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.81 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.12 |
| Spectral type | A0V |
| Surface temperature | 10,520 K |
| Luminosity | 45.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.04 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.71 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 38m 31.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 12′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.81). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° 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 1847. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 29 Vul, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.52, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pyxis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 102611 17.0 light-years
- HIP 100259 17.1 light-years
- HIP 101893 18.6 light-years
- HIP 102881 19.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.