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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.
NGC 3603-A1 (WR 43a/HD 97950A1) 24,800: 2: WN6h+WN6h: 11.18: NGC 3603-B (WR 43b/HD 97950B) 24,800: 1: WN6h: 11.33: NGC 3603-C (WR 43c/HD 97950C) 24,800: 1: WN6h: 11.89: HD 97950 (WR 43) 25,000: 1: WR: 9.03: It is the central core of a super star cluster within the NGC 3603 H II region (similar to R136 within the Tarantula Nebula). Arches-F1 (WR ...
With an apparent magnitude of 1.8, its brightest star is the hot blue 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 and Iota Carinae , form the asterism known as the False Cross . 1.95-magnitude Delta is actually a triple or quintuple ...
WR 136, a WN6 star where the atmosphere shed during the red supergiant phase has been shocked by the hot, fast WR winds to form a visible bubble nebula. In 1867, using the 40 cm Foucault telescope at the Paris Observatory, astronomers Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet [1] discovered three stars in the constellation Cygnus (HD 191765, HD 192103 and HD 192641, now designated as WR 134, WR 135, and ...
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Vela, sorted by decreasing brightness.. This constellation's Bayer designations (Greek-letter star names) were given while it was still considered part of the constellation of Argo Navis.
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 ...
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 ...
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. Its apparent magnitude slowly varies over the course of years between 8.84 and 10.22.