H-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , h-Vel is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 7° above the horizon.
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Name
H-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h49m39s [4] |
| Declination: | −40°19'12" [4] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: | 5.47 (V) [2] 5.55 (BT) [2] 5.47 (VT) [2] 5.46 (G) [4] 5.49 (BP) [4] 5.32 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 374.5 parsec 1220.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.07 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 9.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 263.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.40 |
Sources