κ-Vel (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , κ-Vel is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
κ-Vel
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 09h22m06s [6] |
| Declination: | -55°00'38" [6] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: | 2.48 (V) [3] 2.29 (BT) [2] 2.45 (VT) [2] 2.49 (G) [6] 2.91 (BP) [6] 2.66 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 175.4 parsec 571.9 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.14 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 16.2 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 315.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.74 |
Sources