Vulpecula Constellation  Vulpecula constellation lies in the
northern sky. Its name means “the little fox” in Latin. The
constellation is a relatively faint one, with no stars brighter
than fourth magnitude. It can be found in the middle of the
Summer Triangle asterism, formed by the bright stars Vega in the
constellation Lyra, Altair in Aquila, and Deneb in Cygnus.
Vulpecula was introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes
Hevelius in the late 17th century. It is not associated with any
figure in mythology. Hevelius originally named the constellation
Vulpecula cum ansere, or Vulpecula et Anser, which means the
little fox with the goose. The constellation was depicted as a
fox holding a goose in its jaws. The stars were later separated
to form two constellations, Anser and Vulpecula, and then merged
back together into the present-day Vulpecula constellation. The
goose was left out of the constellation’s name, but instead the
brightest star, Alpha Vulpeculae, carries the name Anser.
Notable deep sky objects