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

Name δ-Vel
Object type Star
Other names
δ-Vel
Delta Velorum
HR 3485[1]
HD 74956
HIP 42913[5]
TYC 8573-3571-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:08h44m42s [3]
Declination:-54°42'30" [3]
Constellation:Vela
Magnitude:1.94 (V) [3]
2.05 (BT) [2]
1.95 (VT) [2]
Distance:24.7 parsec
80.5 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):0.09
Proper motion (speed):107.3 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):164.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.02

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