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    Vela (constellation) (redirect from Velorum)
    multiple star Gamma Velorum, one component of which is the closest and brightest Wolf-Rayet star in the sky. Delta and Kappa Velorum, together with Epsilon...
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    Lambda VelorumVelorum, abbreviated Lambda Vel, λ Vel), officially named Suhail /ˈsuːheɪl/, is a star in the southern constellation of Vela. With a...
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    Gamma Velorum is a quadruple star system in the constellation Vela. This name is the Bayer designation for the star, which is Latinised from γ Velorum and...
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  • W Carinae (redirect from V Velorum)
    classical Cepheid variable in the constellation Vela that is now called V Velorum w Carinae (V520 Carinae), a red giant in the constellation of Carina This...
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    Delta VelorumVelorum, abbreviated Delta Vel, δ Vel) is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Vela, near the border with Carina, and...
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    Kappa VelorumVelorum, abbreviated Kappa Vel, κ Vel; proper name Markeb /ˈmɑːrkɛb/) is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Vela. The...
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  • a type of alloy steel HY-124798, a chemical compound HY Velorum, a binary star system Hy-V, a flight experiment research project HY1935 bayonet, a Chinese...
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  • Combined magnitude derived from adding the magnitudes of Gamma2 Velorum (1.83) and Gamma1 Velorum (4.173 ± 0.009) as per the formula: 1.71 ≈ − 2.5 log 10 ⁡...
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    HD 89890 (redirect from MV Velorum)
    HD 89890 A visual band light curve for MV Velorum, adapted from Sterken et al. (1996) Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000 Constellation Vela...
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    HX Velorum, also known as HR 3462 and HD 74455, is a star in the constellation Vela. It is a 5th magnitude star, so it will be faintly visible to the...
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    GX Velorum is a solitary variable star in the southern constellation of Vela. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an...
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    Phi Velorum (φ Vel, φ Velorum) is a star in the constellation Vela. It is a blue-white B-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.53. It is approximately...
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    Omicron Velorum (ο Vel, ο Velorum) is a star in the constellation Vela. It is the brightest member of the loose naked eye open cluster IC 2391, also known...
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    Mu Velorum (μ Vel, μ Velorum) is a binary star system in the southern constellation Vela. The two stars orbit each other with a semi-major axis of 1.437 arcseconds...
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    IC 2391 (also known as the Omicron Velorum Cluster or Caldwell 85) is an open cluster in the constellation Vela consisting of hot, young, blueish stars...
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    HY Velorum is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Vela. It is a dim star but visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude...
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    AI Velorum is a variable star in the southern constellation of Vela, abbreviated AI Vel. It is a prototype for a class of high amplitude Delta Scuti variables...
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    GZ Velorum is a single, orange-hued star in the southern constellation of Vela. It is a faint star but visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual...
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  • example, since Argo Navis's alpha star went to Carina, there is no Alpha Velorum. List of stars by constellation Sanduleak, N.; Pesch, Peter (1990). "On...
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    Vela X-1 (redirect from GP Velorum)
    orbit by HD 77581. It has been given the variable star designation GP Velorum, and it varies from visual magnitude 6.76 to 6.99. The spin period of the...
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    AH Velorum is a single, yellow-white hued star in the constellation Vela. It has an average apparent visual magnitude of 5.70, which makes it bright enough...
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    high-amplitude Delta Scuti variables are also called AI Velorum stars, after the prototype AI Velorum. Delta Scuti stars exhibit both radial and non-radial...
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  • p Velorum (abbreviated to p Vel) is a triple star system in the constellation Vela. Parallax measurements by the Hipparcos spacecraft put it at a distance...
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  • (ly) Stars in system Spectral type Apparent magnitude (V) Comments and references Gamma² Velorum (WR 11/Suhail al Muhlif/Regor) 1096+26 −23 2 WC8 1.83...
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    KQ Velorum is a variable star system in the southern constellation of Vela. It has the identifier HD 94660 in the Henry Draper Catalogue; KQ Vel is the...
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  • This is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A2 V. It is about 410 million years old with a projected rotational velocity of...
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    Psi Velorum, Latinized from ψ Velorum, is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Vela. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 53.15 mas...
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    WR 12 (redirect from V378 Velorum)
    WR 12 (V378 Velorum) is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Vela. It is an eclipsing binary consisting of a Wolf-Rayet star and a luminous companion...
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    Vela Pulsar (redirect from HU Velorum)
    sky. Pulsed emission up to 20 TeV has been detected from the Vela pulsar and together with the Crab pulsar at 1.5 TeV are the only two known pulsar with...
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    Estimates of its distance to Earth vary between 3,200 and 8,300 light-years. b Velorum has been classified as a suspected α Cygni variable star which varies by...
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