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Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed Number11 Vulpeculae
HR (BSC)7539
HDNone
Variable DesginationCK Vulpeculae
Other DesginationsNova Vulpeculae 1670
ConstellationVulpecula
Right Ascension19h 47m 38s
Declination+27° 18' 42"
Distancec. 10,000 light years
c. 3,100 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +20.00
Absolute: +7.57
(At its brightest in 1671, this nova reached an apparent magnitude of +2.6)
Spectral Classpec (possibly created by a merger between a white dwarf and a brown dwarf)
Optimum VisibilityJuly / August

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