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the constellation was made famous by the nova discovered on July 8, 1967 by the English teacher, amateur astronomer G. Alcock, who, among other things, discovered the nova Vulpeculae 1968. The strange nova slowly brightened n2several thousand times and became visible even to the naked eye, then its brightness fluctuated irregularly, and in December 1967 it dimmed again . According to records, it is "the slowest nova". Its current magnitude is approximately 12.7mag, making it visible only with a slightly larger amateur telescope.