Vulpecula is a northern constellation whose name means the Little Fox in Latin. Vulpecula does not contain any stars brighter than fourth magnitude, so it is relatively obscure, but it is located in the middle of the Summer Triangle, in a rich section of Milky Way and dark nebulae. Vulpecula was introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century C.E. (Common Era). It is the 55th largest of today's 88 modern constellations, covering 268 square degrees of sky.