B-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , b-Vel is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 2° above the horizon.
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Name
B-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h40m37s [4] |
| Declination: | −46°38'55" [4] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.81 (V) [2] 4.61 (BT) [2] 3.88 (VT) [2] 3.55 (G) [4] 4.03 (BP) [4] 2.92 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 2.3 kpc 7.6 klyr [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.62 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 7.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 306.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -8.01 |
Sources