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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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]