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...

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 ⁡...

Prominent examples of stars in this mass range include Antares, Spica, Gamma Velorum, Mu Cephei, and members of the Quintuplet Cluster. Type Ia supernova progenitors...

parsecs) Gamma Pegasi 2.84 B2IV 113 Zeta Pegasi 3.41 B8V 0.96 63 Omicron Velorum 3.63 B3IV 2.80 151 Iota Herculis 3.80 B3IV 3.49 139 Gamma Muscae 3.88 B3V...

1 K3 Ib Lc   Lambda Velorum Vela   2m.14 2m.30 0.16 K4 Ib-IIa Lc   V337 Carinae Carina   3m.36 3m.44 0.08 K3 II Lc   GZ Velorum Vela   3m.43 3m.81 0...

Draconis Alsuhail Suhayl Glorious سهيل سّهَيْل any of: Canopus, Velorum, or Lambda Velorum Altair (an-Nisr) uṭ-Ṭāʼir the Flying (Eagle) النسر الطائر النَّسْر...

(often spelled Markeb), a name shared with Alpha Pegasi, k Puppis and Kappa Velorum. In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog...

astronomers, deceased astronauts and English titles. For example, Gamma Velorum is named Regor, which is "Roger" spelled backwards; the name honors Astronaut...

naked-eye examples: Antares A Betelgeuse Epsilon Pegasi Zeta Cephei Lambda Velorum Eta Persei 31 and 32 Cygni Psi1 Aurigae 119 Tauri Mira was historically...

for 14–25% of stars formed). The 4 visibly bright O-type stars are Gamma Velorum, Alnitak (Zeta Orionis), Mintaka (Delta Orionis), and Zeta Puppis. The...