HX-Vel (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , HX-Vel is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name HX-Vel
Object type Star
Other names
HX Vel
HR 3462[1]
HD 74455
HIP 42712[4]
TYC 8155-2250-1[3]
Position
Right ascension:08h42m16s [3]
Declination:−48°05'56" [3]
Constellation:Vela
Magnitude:
Variable
5.46 (V) [3]
5.24 (BT) [3]
5.44 (VT) [3]
Distance:518.1 parsec
1689.1 lightyrs [2]
B-V Color (mag):-0.17
Proper motion (speed):5.6 mas/yr[2]
Proper motion (pos ang):308.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.12

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