K-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , K-Vel is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
K-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 09h18m05s [4] |
| Declination: | −51°03'02" [4] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: | 5.25 (V) [2] 5.17 (BT) [2] 5.24 (VT) [2] 5.24 (G) [4] 5.20 (BP) [4] 5.27 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 153.1 parsec 499.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.06 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 25.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 306.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.68 |
Sources