Talk:Vulpecula

Cat

I've removed cat Astronomy from this article since the Constellation category is already a member (eventually). Ian Cairns 19:19, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

Area

Sources differ on how many square degrees: some say 268 and some say 278. I have made the change to 268, because more sources say 268 (especially if you exclude Wikipedia mirrors), and also some sources that say 268 give higher precision: 268.2 or 268.165.

The only way to know for sure would be to look up Delporte's exact 1930 boundaries and do the calculation using spherical trigonometry. -- Curps 18:39, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Actually, there's another way to be reasonably confident of the result: the total area of the sky is 4π steradians, or 4π × (180/π)² = 41252.961 square degrees. The total areas of all 88 constellations have to add up to this. Putting the information from List of constellations by area into a spreadsheet, we get the right result if the area for Vulpecula is 268 degrees, not 278 degrees. -- Curps 19:20, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

This change also affects the following pages: Columba (54th by area, not 55th) and List of constellations by area. -- Curps 18:42, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Distance

Where does the figure for the distance come from? According to the Bright Star Catalogue Alpha Vul's parallax is 0.014" which translates into 233 light years. I won't change it for now but would like to know the source of the existing value. --Kalsermar 16:06, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

Obviously Hipparcos. The BSC values are long out of date. Skeptic2 (talk) 22:37, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Disambiguation?

May I suggest a disambiguation page, for people looking for information on the Trichosurus vulpecula? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.239.32.109 (talk) 14:36, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

NGC 7052 is an elliptical galaxy

The page states that NGC 7052 is an edge-on spiral galaxy, it is really an elliptical. 108.18.181.48 (talk) 20:40, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Proposed image addition: Annotated constellation photograph

Hello, I am affiliated with NOIRLab and would like to propose the following addition for community review:

• Proposed change: Add an annotated constellation photograph below the existing naked-eye photograph in the "Features" section.
• Image: File:Vulpecula (Annotated) (vulpecula-ann).jpg
• Suggested caption: "The constellation Vulpecula with IAU boundaries and stick figure overlaid, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project."
• Placement: Features section, left-aligned thumb (200px), below the existing naked-eye photograph.
• Justification: The article currently has a naked-eye photograph (File:VulpeculaCC.jpg) but no annotated view showing the IAU-recognized constellation boundaries and classical stick figure. The proposed image, a professional astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik with standardized IAU overlays, complements the existing photo by helping readers identify the constellation's boundaries and pattern. The image is part of NOIRLab's 88 Constellations educational project, a freely available collection of all 88 IAU-recognized constellations covered by Sky & Telescope ().
• License: CC BY 4.0 (E. Slawik/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)

exact contribution:

The constellation Vulpecula with IAU boundaries and stick figure overlaid, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.

I welcome feedback. Thank you. Marcodatadev (talk) 17:01, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Done Discourses on Livvy (talk · contribs) 22:30, 28 March 2026 (UTC)