A-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , a-Vel is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 1° above the horizon.
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Name
A-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h46m01s [4] |
| Declination: | −46°02'29" [4] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: | 3.88 (V) [2] 3.89 (BT) [2] 3.88 (VT) [2] 3.86 (G) [4] 3.89 (BP) [4] 3.75 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 434.5 parsec 1416.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.01 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 12.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 291.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.31 |
Sources