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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 abbreviated γ Vel.At a combined magnitude of +1.72, it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and contains by far the closest and brightest Wolf–Rayet star.
Star system ← ← Nebula Median distance () Stars in system Spectral type Apparent magnitude (V) Comments and references Gamma² Velorum (WR 11/Suhail al Muhlif/Regor) : 1096 +26
AH Velorum is a Cepheid variable located less than a degree to the northeast of Gamma. [19] A yellow-white supergiant of spectral type F7Ib-II, it pulsates between magnitudes 5.5 and 5.89 over 4.2 days. [20] Also lying close to Gamma, [21] V Velorum is a Cepheid of spectral type F6-F9II ranging from magnitude 7.2 to 7.9 over 4.4 days. [22]
HY Velorum; I. I Velorum; IC 2391; IC 2395; IC 2488; IRAS 08544−4431; K. ... WR 12 This page was last edited on 23 February 2022, at 06:50 (UTC). Text is available ...
WY Velorum, also known as HD 81137, is a binary system between a variable red supergiant (RSG) and a blue giant companion in the constellation of Vela. It is located approximately 1,900 parsecs (6,200 light-years) distant.
WR 104 is a triple star system located about 2,580 parsecs (8,400 ly) from Earth. The primary star is a Wolf–Rayet star (abbreviated as WR), which has a B0.5 main sequence star in close orbit and another more distant fainter companion. The WR star is surrounded by a distinctive spiral Wolf–Rayet nebula, often referred to as a pinwheel ...
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It has the Bayer designation w Velorum, while HD 77258 is the identifier from the Henry Draper Catalogue. The system is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.45. [2] It is located at a distance of approximately 218 light years from the Sun based on parallax. [1]