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φ Velorum (phi Velorum)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -29.90°   Az: 217.90°   Direction: South-West

φ Velorum is a double supergiant star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Vela.

φ Velorum visual magnitude is 3.54. Because of its moderate brightness, φ Velorum is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of φ Velorum (phi Velorum) star
DSS2 image of φ Velorum. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Velorum during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 57m 44s
-54° 41’ 16”
04h 28m 29s
14h 26m 14s

J2000

09h 56m 51s
-54° 34’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

279.35°
0.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for φ Velorum (phi Velorum).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.54
Supergiant

-5.32
B5I
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where φ Velorum is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of φ Velorum. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

φ Velorum is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the φ Velorum double sysyem:

3.54
11.84
8.3
37.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Velorum is distant 1,928.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

591.72
1,928.99
14 km/s
-0.01 arcsec/y
0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

φ Velorum
(phi Velorum)
SAO237522
SAO237522

Visibility from Your Location

φ Velorum (phi Velorum) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK