Vulpecula
constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Vulpecula is a constellation[1]. Vulpecula draws 1,863 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #36 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Johannes Hevelius[3]
- Shares border with: Cygnus[4], Lyra[5], Hercules[6], Sagitta[7], Delphinus[8], Pegasus[9]
- Part of: Northern celestial hemisphere[10]
- Commons category: Vulpecula (constellation)[11]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1683[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vulpecula[13]
- Commons gallery: Vulpecula[14]
- Described by source: Star Lore of All Ages[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18]
- Topic has template: Template:Vulpecula[19], Šablona:Souhvězdí Lištičky[20]
- Official name: Vulpecula[21]
- Short name: Vul[22]
- Area: 268 square degree[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
Why It Matters
Vulpecula has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Vulpecula is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]