HW-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , HW-Vel is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
HW-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h39m23s [4] |
| Declination: | −53°26'22" [4] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.43 (V) [2] 5.25 (BT) [2] 5.42 (VT) [2] 5.43 (G) [4] 5.35 (BP) [4] 5.54 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 159.4 parsec 519.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.14 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 34.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 313.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.58 |
Sources