Asterisms · Asterism · 5 stars across Vulpecula
Asterism
Coathanger
The Coathanger: a line of six stars with a hook of four hanging from it. Upside down, from the north.
- Stars
- 5
- Constellation
- Vulpecula
- Spans
- about 1° of sky
- Highest at midnight
- early July
Look for
Sweep binoculars a third of the way from Altair to Vega. It is not a real cluster — just a chance alignment.