K-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , k-Vel is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 12° above the horizon.
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Name
K-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 09h15m45s [4] |
| Declination: | −37°24'47" [4] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: | 4.63 (V) [2] 5.14 (BT) [2] 4.67 (VT) [2] 4.50 (G) [4] 4.74 (BP) [4] 4.12 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 49.5 parsec 161.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.41 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 15.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 119.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.15 |
Sources