Vulpecula

//vʌlˈpɛkjələ// name

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  1. 1
    A faint autumn constellation in the northern sky.

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big dipperconstellation

Etymology

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin vulpēcula (“little fox”).

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