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Bright stars in Vela - Full list

The table below lists all the stars in the Vela constellation which are brighter than magnitude 6.5 (approximate). The list includes 193 stars. Click on each star to see more details about it.

HR Number(*) Star designation Proper name Visual magnitude Color Notes
HR3207 γ2 Velorum 1.78 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR3485 δ Velorum Alsephina 1.96 ⬤ Multiple;
HR3634 λ Velorum Suhail 2.21 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3734 κ Velorum Markeb 2.5 ⬤
HR4216 μ Velorum 2.69 ⬤ Double;
HR3803 3.13 ⬤ Variable;
HR3940 φ Velorum 3.54 ⬤ Double;
HR3786 ψ Velorum 3.6 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3447 3.62 ⬤ Variable;
HR3614 3.75 ⬤
HR3445 3.84 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4167 3.84 ⬤ Double;
HR4023 3.85 ⬤
HR3487 3.91 ⬤
HR3477 4.07 ⬤ Double;
HR3426 4.14 ⬤
HR3206 γ1 Velorum 4.27 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR4180 4.28 ⬤ Multiple;
HR3836 4.35 ⬤ Double;
HR4293 4.39 ⬤
HR3591 4.45 ⬤ Variable;
HR4074 4.5 ⬤ Multiple;
HR4063 4.57 ⬤ Variable;
HR3912 4.58 ⬤ Variable;
HR3684 4.62 ⬤ Double;
HR3574 4.69 ⬤ Double;
HR3452 4.77 ⬤
HR3294 4.82 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4080 4.83 ⬤ Variable;
HR3990 4.86 ⬤
HR3467 4.86 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR4134 4.89 ⬤ Double;
HR3520 4.93 ⬤
HR3682 4.94 ⬤
HR3359 4.99 ⬤ Double;
HR3654 5 ⬤ Variable;
HR3407 5.01 ⬤
HR3819 5.01 ⬤
HR4143 5.02 ⬤ Double;
HR3187 5.05 ⬤ Variable;
HR3976 5.08 ⬤ Double;
HR3898 5.08 ⬤ Double;
HR3350 5.09 ⬤ Variable;
HR3527 5.1 ⬤ Double;
HR3753 5.11 ⬤
HR3692 5.12 ⬤ Variable;
HR3817 5.12 ⬤ Double;
HR3244 5.13 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3476 5.16 ⬤
HR3330 5.17 ⬤ Double;
HR3588 5.18 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3442 5.19 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3439 5.2 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3204 5.21 ⬤ Variable;
HR3456 5.23 ⬤
HR3213 5.23 ⬤ Variable;
HR3605 5.23 ⬤ Double;
HR4221 5.23 ⬤ Variable;
HR3674 5.25 ⬤ Double;
HR3703 5.26 ⬤
HR3679 5.27 ⬤ Variable;
HR4017 5.28 ⬤
HR3551 5.33 ⬤ Double;
HR3358 5.33 ⬤ Multiple;
HR3694 5.33 ⬤
HR3807 5.35 ⬤ Double;
HR3840 5.45 ⬤ Double;
HR3784 5.45 ⬤
HR3494 5.46 ⬤
HR3514 5.48 ⬤
HR3440 5.48 ⬤ Variable;
HR3842 5.5 ⬤
HR3462 5.51 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3247 5.51 ⬤ Variable;
HR3466 5.52 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR3886 5.55 ⬤ Variable;
HR3600 5.55 ⬤ Variable;
HR3875 5.56 ⬤
HR3661 5.57 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR4107 5.58 ⬤
HR3726 5.58 ⬤
HR4036 5.6 ⬤
HR3448 5.61 ⬤ Variable;
HR3910 5.62 ⬤
HR3732 5.63 ⬤
HR4066 5.65 ⬤
HR4311 5.67 ⬤
HR3386 5.69 ⬤ Double;
HR3203 5.7 ⬤
HR3925 5.71 ⬤ Double;
HR3444 5.71 ⬤ Variable;
HR3570 5.71 ⬤
HR3927 5.72 ⬤
HR3904 5.73 ⬤
HR4135 5.74 ⬤ Double;
HR3730 5.75 ⬤ Variable;
HR3496 5.75 ⬤
HR3232 5.76 ⬤ Variable;
HR4020 5.78 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3356 5.79 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3658 5.79 ⬤
HR3413 5.8 ⬤ Variable;
HR4061 5.81 ⬤
HR4292 5.81 ⬤
HR3227 5.82 ⬤
HR3535 5.82 ⬤
HR3250 5.83 ⬤ Multiple;
HR3300 5.85 ⬤
HR3672 5.85 ⬤ Variable;
HR3677 5.86 ⬤
HR3708 5.87 ⬤ Variable;
HR3583 5.87 ⬤
HR3453 5.9 ⬤
HR4274 5.91 ⬤ Variable;
HR4139 5.91 ⬤
HR3539 5.91 ⬤
HR3670 5.92 ⬤
HR3924 5.93 ⬤ Variable;
HR3178 5.95 ⬤
HR4056 5.96 ⬤
HR3389 5.96 ⬤ Variable;
HR4001 5.98 ⬤
HR3363 5.99 ⬤
HR3868 6 ⬤
HR3525 6 ⬤
HR3656 6 ⬤
HR3234 6.03 ⬤ Double;
HR3688 6.04 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3341 6.05 ⬤
HR3716 6.05 ⬤
HR3943 6.05 ⬤ Double;
HR3895 6.06 ⬤
HR3737 6.06 ⬤ Double;
HR3593 6.07 ⬤ Variable;
HR4154 6.08 ⬤ Double;
HR3739 6.08 ⬤
HR4136 6.09 ⬤ Double;
HR4111 6.1 ⬤ Variable;
HR4175 6.11 ⬤ Double;
HR3629 6.11 ⬤
HR4263 6.11 ⬤ Variable;
HR3964 6.12 ⬤
HR3941 6.12 ⬤ Variable;
HR4099 6.13 ⬤
HR4316 6.13 ⬤
HR3872 6.15 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4296 6.15 ⬤ Double;
HR4010 6.16 ⬤
HR4038 6.16 ⬤ Variable;
HR3831 6.17 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4093 6.18 ⬤
HR3837 6.19 ⬤
HR3179 6.19 ⬤
HR3746 6.2 ⬤
HR3955 6.2 ⬤ Variable;
HR3488 6.21 ⬤
HR3390 6.24 ⬤
HR3680 6.25 ⬤ Double;
HR3562 6.26 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR4087 6.27 ⬤
HR3602 6.27 ⬤
HR3717 6.28 ⬤
HR3668 6.29 ⬤
HR3399 6.3 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR3503 6.3 ⬤
HR3371 6.3 ⬤ Double;
HR4045 6.3 ⬤ Variable;
HR3667 6.31 ⬤ Variable;
HR3373 6.31 ⬤ Multiple;
HR3700 6.33 ⬤
HR3382 6.34 ⬤
HR3497 6.36 ⬤
HR3935 6.37 ⬤
HR3375 6.39 ⬤
HR3517 6.39 ⬤ Variable;
HR3542 6.39 ⬤ Double;
HR3611 6.4 ⬤
HR3930 6.41 ⬤
HR3501 6.43 ⬤
HR3256 6.44 ⬤
HR3404 6.47 ⬤
HR3435 6.47 ⬤ Double;
HR3548 6.47 ⬤
HR3647 6.48 ⬤
HR3920 6.48 ⬤ Variable;
HR3735 6.48 ⬤
HR3388 6.49 ⬤ Variable;
HR3978 6.52 ⬤ Variable;
HR3953 6.52 ⬤ Double;
HR3729 6.54 ⬤
HR3530 6.55 ⬤
HR3421 6.55 ⬤
HR3631 6.73 ⬤

(*) HR stands for Harvard Revised Bright Star Catalogue, which is also known as the Yale Catalogue of Bright Stars.