16-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 16-Vel is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
16-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h13m34s [4] |
| Declination: | −50°11'45" [4] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.54 (V) [2] 7.66 (BT) [2] 5.71 (VT) [2] 4.75 (G) [4] 5.79 (BP) [4] 3.73 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 243.9 parsec 795.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.65 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 18.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 90.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.40 |
Sources