R-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , r-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
R-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 10h22m19s [4] |
| Declination: | −41°38'58" [4] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.82 (V) [2] 6.25 (BT) [2] 4.94 (VT) [2] 4.52 (G) [4] 5.06 (BP) [4] 3.82 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 63.6 parsec 207.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.12 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 66.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 335.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.80 |
Sources