Vela

Overview

Vela (Velorum) — The Sails (of Argo Navis) is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Highlights

• ★The Vela Supernova Remnant
• ★The Gum Nebula

Notable stars

75 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• HR 3207mag 1.75
• Alsephinamag 1.93
• Suhailmag 2.23
• Markebmag 2.47
• Mu Velorummag 2.69
• HR 3803mag 3.16
• Phi Velorummag 3.52
• Omicron Velorummag 3.6
• Psi Velorummag 3.6
• HR 3614mag 3.75
• HR 3445mag 3.77
• HR 4167mag 3.84

Deep-sky objects

• omi Vel Cluster
• IC 2395
• NGC 2547
• NGC 3228
• NGC 2669
• NGC 2910
• NGC 2645
• IC 2488
• NGC 3330
• NGC 2670
• NGC 3201
• NGC 2925
• NGC 2659
• NGC 2660
• NGC 3033
• Eight-Burst Nebula
• NGC 3105
• NGC 2972
• Pencil Nebula

Knowledge connections

• Constellation ofHR 3207
• Constellation ofAlsephina
• Constellation ofSuhail
• Constellation ofMarkeb
• Constellation ofMu Velorum
• Constellation ofHR 3803
• Constellation ofPhi Velorum
• Constellation ofOmicron Velorum
• Constellation ofPsi Velorum
• Constellation ofHR 3614
• Constellation ofHR 3445
• Constellation ofHR 4167
• Constellation ofHR 4023
• Constellation ofHR 3487
• Constellation ofHR 3477
• Constellation ofHR 3426
• Constellation ofHR 4180
• Constellation ofHR 3836
• Constellation ofHR 4293
• Constellation ofHR 3591
• Constellation ofHR 4074
• Constellation ofHR 3912
• Constellation ofHR 4063
• Constellation ofHR 3684

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.