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VELA

 

 

The Sails of the dismembered ship Argo.  There are 14 stars above the fourth magnitude.  d And k make up a ‘False Cross’ with e and i Carinæ.

 

(Abbreviation:  Vel).

 

 

BRIGHTEST STARS

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAG

ABS.MAG.

SPEC

DIST.PC

H

M

S

o

g

08

09

31.9

-47

20

12

1.78

-4.1

WC7

160

e

08

37

38.6

-42

59

21

4.14

-5.8

A9

950

o

08

40

17.6

-52

55

19

3.62v

-1.7

B3

120

d

08

44

42.2

-54

42

30

1.96

0.6

A0

21       KOO SHE

b

08

40

37.6

-46

38

55

3.84

-8.4

F2

1900

a

08

46

01.7

-46

02

30

3.91

-0.6

A0

75

W

09

00

05.4

-41

15

14

4.45

2.4

F8

20

c

09

04

09.2

-47

05

02

3.75

-0.1

K2

57

l

09

07

59.7

-43

25

57

2.21v

-4.4

K5

150     AL SUHAIL AL WAZN

k²

09

15

45.1

-37

24

47

4.62

2.5

F3

22

k

09

22

06.8

-55

00

38

2.50

-3.0

B2

120      MARKEB

y

09

30

41.9

-40

28

00

3.60

1.9

F2

19

N

09

31

13.3

-57

02

04

3.13

-0.3

K5

45

M

09

36

49.7

-49

21

18

4.35

2.1

dA5

28

m

09

51

40.7

-46

32

52

4.58

0.3

gG6

46

f

09

56

51.7

-54

34

03

3.54

-6.0

B5

770

q

10

14

44.1

-42

07

19

3.85

1.4

A2

31

HD 89682

10

19

36.8

-55

01

46

4.57

-5.9

cK

910

HD 89890

10

20

55.4

-56

02

36

4.50

-2.3

B3

210

r

10

37

18.0

-48

13

32

3.84

2.0

F4

23

c

10

39

18.3

-55

36

12

4.28

-2.1

G2

150

m

10

46

46.1

-49

25

12

2.69

0.3

G5

30

i

11

00

09.2

-42

13

33

4.39

0.6

A2

52

 

 

DOUBLES

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAGS.

P.A.

DIST.”

H

M

S

o

g

08

09

31.9

-47

20

12

2.0, 4.8

120

FIXED

 

 

VARIABLES

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

RANGE

PERIOD, D.

SPEC

TYPE

H

M

o

AH

08

10.4

-46

30

5.5 – 5.9

4.22

F

CEPHEID

AL

08

12.4

-44

25

6.4 – 7.1

0.1116

A2

RR LYRÆ

T

08

36.1

-47

11

7.8 – 8.3

4.64

F

CEPHEID

RZ

08

35.3

-43

56

6.4 – 7.6

20.40

G

CEPHEID

SW

08

42.0

-47

13

7.5 – 9.0

23.47

F-G

CEPHEID

SX

08

43.2

-46

10

7.8 – 8.6

9.55

G

CEPHEID

CV

08

59.1

-51

22

6.6 – 7.3

6.89

B + B

ECLIPSING

SY

09

10.6

-43

34

7.6 – 8.0

63

M

SEMI-REGULAR

RW

09

18.6

-49

19

7.8 – 12.0

452

M

MIRA

V

09

20.8

-55

45

7.2 – 7.9

4.37

F

CEPHEID

U

09

31.3

-45

17

7.9 – 8.6

40

M5

SEMI-REGULAR

S

09

31.4

-44

59

7.7 – 9.5

5.93

A + K

ECLIPSING

Z

09

51.2

-53

57

7.9 – 14.0

422

M

MIRA

WZ

10

15.5

-47

42

7.7 – 9.0

130

M

SEMI-REGULAR

RY

10

18.8

-55

04

7.9 – 8.7

28.13

F – G

CEPHEID

SV

10

42.9

-56

02

7.9 – 9.1

14.10

F - G

CEPHEID

l IS VARIABLE WITH A RANGE OF 0.1 MAGNITUDE.  o IS A b CANIS MAJORIS VARIABLE

WITH A RANGE OF 0.1 MAGNITUDE.  N IS SUSPECTED OF VARIABILITY.

 

CLUSTERS AND NEBULÆ

 

OBJECT

R.A.

DEC

TYPE

NOTES

H

M

o

NGC 2547

08

08.9

-49

07

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG.5.1. ABOUT 50 STARS

NGC 2626

08

33.8

-40

28

NEBULA

 

IC    2391

08

38.8

-52

53

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG.2.6. 0 VELORUM

IC    2488

09

25.7

-56

45

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG.7.2. FAIRLY RICH

NGC 3105

09

58.9

-54

32

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG.11. FAINT BUT RICH

H.4

10

36.9

-53

54

OPEN CLUSTER

MAG.9. RICH

 

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