B-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , B-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
B-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h22m31s [4] |
| Declination: | −48°29'25" [4] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: | 4.86 (V) [2] 4.68 (BT) [2] 4.85 (VT) [2] 5.12 (G) [4] 4.68 (BP) [4] 4.88 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 526.3 parsec 1715.8 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.14 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 9.3 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 326.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.74 |
Sources