A Velorum
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- The Bayer designations A Velorum and a Velorum are distinct. Due to technical limitations, both designations link here.
[edit] A Velorum
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Vela |
| Right ascension | 08h 29m 04.7s |
| Declination | −47° 55' 45" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.33 |
| Distance | 1640 ± 620 ly (500 ± 190 pc) |
| Spectral type | B2IV |
| Other designations | |
A Velorum (A Vel) is a star system in the constellation Vela. It is approximately 1640 light years from Earth.
The primary component, A Velorum A, is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.33. It is a spectroscopic binary, whose components are separated by 0.176 arcseconds. At a distance of 4 arcseconds away is the third component, the magnitude +7.7 A Velorum B. The fourth component, A Velorum C has an apparent magnitude of +9.3, and is 19 arcseconds from the primary.
[edit] a Velorum
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Vela |
| Right ascension | 08h 46m 01.7s |
| Declination | −46° 02' 30" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +3.87 |
| Distance | 1550 ± 400 ly (480 ± 120 pc) |
| Spectral type | A1III |
| Other designations | |
a Velorum (a Vel) is a star in the constellation Vela.
a Velorum is a white A-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.87. It is approximately 1550 light years from Earth.
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