16 Vulpeculae (HIP 98636), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

16 Vulpeculae (HIP 98636) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F2V) in Stars, 221 light years from Earth at magnitude 5.23.

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16 Vulpeculae (HIP 98636)

16 Vulpeculae is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 221 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.23. Iron abundance: 0.18 (151% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 51.7 km/s. Galactic orbit: 19,752 27,671 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 20h 2m, Dec +24° 56.3'

Spectral type: F2V

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