B-Vel (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , B-Vel is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 7° above the horizon.

Name B-Vel
Object type Star
Other names
B-Vel
B Velorum
HR 3294[1]
HD 70930
HIP 41039[3]
Position
Right ascension:08h22m31s [2]
Declination:−48°29'25" [2]
Constellation:Vela
Magnitude:4.86 (V) [2]
4.68 (BT) [2]
4.85 (VT) [2]
Distance:526.3 parsec
1715.8 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):-0.14
Proper motion (speed):9.3 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):326.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.74

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