KQ-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , KQ-Vel is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 6° above the horizon.
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Name
KQ-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h55m01s [2] |
| Declination: | −42°15'03" [2] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.08 (V) [2] 6.01 (BT) [2] 6.07 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 149.9 parsec 488.8 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.06 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 44.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 269.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.20 |
Sources