M-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , m-Vel is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 13° above the horizon.
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Name
M-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 09h51m40s [4] |
| Declination: | −46°32'51" [4] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.58 (V) [2] 6.08 (BT) [2] 4.70 (VT) [2] 4.24 (G) [4] 4.84 (BP) [4] 3.52 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 271.3 parsec 884.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.17 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 27.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 292.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.59 |
Sources