List of stars in Vela explained

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. After Argo Navis was broken up into Carina, Vela, and Puppis, these Greek-letter designations were kept, so that Vela does not have a full complement of Greek-letter designations. For example, since Argo Navis's alpha star went to Carina, there is no Alpha Velorum.

NameBVarHDHIPRADecvis.
mag.		abs.
mag.		Dist. (ly)Sp. classNotes
γ2 68273 39953 1.83 −5.84 1120 WC8 + O7.5III Suhail, Suhail al Muhlif, Muliphein, Regor; double star; Wolf-Rayet star,
δ 74956 42913 1.96 0.00 81 A1Va(n) Koo She, Alsephina; quadruple star; Algol variable,
λ 78647 44816 2.21 −3.97 573 K4Ib-II Suhail, Suhail al Muhlif, Al Suhail, Alsuhail, Suhail Alwazn, Muliphein; semiregular variable,
κ 81188 45941 2.47 −3.62 539 B2IV Markeb; Markab
μ 93497 52727 2.69 −0.06 116 G5III SB
N 82668 46701 3.16 −1.15 238 K5III semiregular variable,
φ 86440 48774 3.52 −5.34 1929 B5Ib Tseen Ke
ο 74195 42536 3.60 −2.31 495 B3IV in IC 2391; slowly pulsating B star,
c 78004 44511 3.75 −1.13 309 K2III
b 74180 42570 3.81 −7.06 4900 F3Ia suspected variable,
p 92139 51986 3.84 1.72 86 A3m+...
q 88955 50191 3.85 1.36 103 A2V
a 75063 43023 3.87 −4.52 1552 A1III
ψ Vel A ψ 82434A 46651 3.91 2.57 61 F3VFe-0.7
d 74772 42884 4.05 −0.18 228 G5III
e 73634 42312 4.11 −4.11 1436 A6II
γ1 68243 4.27 −3.62 840 B2III component of the γ Vel system, spectroscopic binary; suspected variable
x 92449 52154 4.29 −2.92 901 G2II
M 83446 47175 4.34 1.75 107 A5V
i 95370 53773 4.37 0.39 204 A3IV
w 77258 44191 4.47 0.52 201 K0III+... suspected variable
J MV 89890 50676 4.49 −3.24 1150 B3III Be star
m 85622 48374 4.58 −3.03 1083 G5Ib variable star,
GZ 89682 50555 4.59 −3.71 1489 K3II slow irregular variable
k 79940 45448 4.63 1.10 166 F3/F5V
H 76805 43878 4.68 −0.63 376 B5V
n 74272 42624 4.74 −4.08 1895 A5II
B 70930 41039 4.82 −3.79 1720 B1V suspected variable
r 89998 50799 4.82 0.88 200 K1IIIvar
HY 74560 42726 4.83 −1.01 479 B3IV in IC 2391; slowly pulsating B star,
Q 88206 49712 4.85 −2.76 1083 B3IV
91324 51523 4.89 3.19 71 F6V
l 79917 45439 4.92 0.73 225 K1III
g 75710 43347 4.94 −2.08 827 A2III
72127 41639 4.99 −4.53 2610 B2IV suspected variable
GX 79186 45085 5.00 −5.81 4700 B5Ia α Cyg variable,
C 73155 42088 5.01 −2.14 876 K1/K2II variable star,
L 83058 46950 5.01 −2.27 931 B1.5IV
t 91504 51635 5.02 −2.34 964 K4III
67582 39690 5.04 −2.86 1240 K3III suspected variable,
87783 49485 5.06 0.57 258 K0IV
F GU 71935 41483 5.08 1.10 204 A9/F0III/IV δ Sct variable,
f KX 75821 43413 5.09 −4.50 2694 B0III spectroscopic binary
Algol variable
I 81848 46283 5.09 −0.47 422 B6V variable star,
u 85355 48224 5.09 −2.01 856 B7III
ψ Vel B ψ 82434B 5.12 3.75 61 suspected variable
80108 45505 5.12 −5.34 4025 K3Ib variable star,
82984 46914 5.12 −2.22 959 B4IV suspected variable
NO 69144 40285 5.14 −2.23 970 B2.5IV eclipsing binary
93563 52742 5.14 −0.99 548 B8/B9III variable star,
D 74753 42834 5.15 −3.19 1516 B0IIIn
FZ 77140 44093 5.17 1.02 221 Am δ Sct variable,
71510 41296 5.18 −1.40 674 B2V
NZ 74146 42504 5.18 −0.41 428 B4IV in IC 2391; rotating ellipsoidal variable
68217 39961 5.20 −2.51 1136 B2IV-V suspected variable
NY 74067 42540 5.20 0.53 280 Ap (SiCr) α² CVn variable
LN 74371 42679 5.20 −4.39 2694 B5Iab α Cyg variable,
IS 68324 39970 5.23 −2.02 921 B1IVe β Cep variable
OY 77653 44337 5.23 −0.41 437 Ap Si α² CVn variable
z 79735 45344 5.24 −0.92 556 B4V+... variable star,
79846 45328 5.26 −1.20 638 G8II/III suspected variable
K 80456 45631 5.26 −0.34 431 B7/B8III
LW 88824 50070 5.27 1.78 163 A7V δ Sct variable,
76360 43671 5.31 0.79 261 Am
80170 45544 5.31 0.12 355 K2III
A 72108 41616 5.33 −3.18 1638 B2IV
82694 46811 5.35 −0.04 390 G8III
OP 75149 43082 5.43 −4.59 3293 B3Ia α Cyg variable
83520 47204 5.44 1.16 234 A2/A3V
82419 46594 5.45 −0.08 415 B8V
HW 74071 42459 5.46 −0.24 451 B5V in IC 2391; β Cep variable,
h 75630 43325 5.47 −2.97 1590 A2/A3IV
HX 74455 42712 5.48 −3.09 1689 B1.5Vn rotating ellipsoidal variable,
KT 74535 42715 5.49 −0.36 483 B8... in IC 2391; α² CVn variable,
y 83548 47267 5.51 −0.35 484 G8II
69194 40282 5.51 −1.29 753 M1III semiregular variable,
74196 42535 5.56 −0.24 472 B7Vn in IC 2391; suspected β Cep variable,
IZ 77475 44299 5.56 −0.24 471 B5V slowly pulsating B star,
KL 79416 45189 5.56 −0.85 623 B8V slowly pulsating B star,
81034 45924 5.56 −0.63 565 M3Ib semiregular variable
O 84461 47717 5.56 0.38 355 A0V
84816 47963 5.58 −2.64 1436 B2.5IV suspected variable
90677 51140 5.58 −2.87 1598 K3II/III variable star,
89062 50241 5.59 −0.52 544 K4III
81157 45920 5.61 0.98 275 A3IVs... variable star,
85563 48348 5.62 0.56 335 K2III
NN 68161 39919 5.66 −1.47 869 B8Ib/II α Cyg variable
89736 50609 5.66 −3.93 2694 K5/M0III suspected variable
74167 42564 5.67 −1.65 950 M0III variable star,
96113 54137 5.67 1.01 279 A8III/IV
72737 41861 5.68 −1.56 913 G8III+...
76653 43797 5.70 3.79 79 F6V
75276 43148 5.71 −4.52 3622 F0Ib
86087 48613 5.71 0.76 319 A0V
85483 48287 5.72 −0.59 597 K0IIICN... suspected variable
85980 48561 5.72 −1.35 845 B+...
81136 45962 5.74 −0.47 570 G6/G8III suspected variable,
s 91355 51561 5.76 0.00 463 B9 suspected variable,
AH 68808 40155 5.76 −2.50 1462 F7p classical Cepheid,
79275 45122 5.78 −1.95 1144 B2IV-V
88842 50078 5.78 0.83 318 A3IV/V
E HV 73340 42177 5.79 0.01 466 B8 Si rapidly oscillating Ap star,
76110 43603 5.79 −1.36 876 K5/M0III suspected variable
89569 50493 5.80 3.03 117 F6V suspected variable
95347 53762 5.81 1.07 290 B8/B9V
72067 41621 5.82 −2.63 1598 B2V suspected variable,
68657 40077 5.83 −0.91 728 B3V suspected variable
LR 80558 45675 5.83 −4.77 4200 B7Iab α Cyg variable,
79694 45314 5.85 −0.17 521 B6IV suspected variable,
k1 79807 45386 5.85 −0.57 627 K0/K1III+..
69302 40357 5.86 −1.35 903 B2IV-V
77020 44024 5.88 −1.71 1072 G8/K0II
71043 41081 5.89 1.57 238 A0V
74273 42614 5.90 −2.56 1606 B1.5V
IW 94985 53530 5.90 0.96 317 A7Vni δ Sct variable,
91437 51610 5.91 0.48 397 G6/G8III
72832 42001 5.92 −1.10 825 B5III suspected variable
76161 43589 5.92 −1.69 1087 B3Vn
79621 45270 5.92 −0.23 554 B9V
V335 85953 48527 5.95 −2.64 1707 B2V slowly pulsating B star,
67249 39527 5.96 −2.14 1358 G5II
89461 50480 5.97 −0.17 551 B9V
72232 41674 5.98 −0.45 629 B7IV variable star,
88399 49844 5.98 1.81 223 K3III
84228 47559 5.99 −3.60 2694 B4V suspected variable
68895 40183 6.00 −0.68 706 B5V
75759 43392 6.00 −2.84 1906 O9V
80057 45481 6.02 −4.60 4347 A1Ib+... suspected variable,
IU 77320 44213 6.04 −1.39 1000 B3Vne γ Cas variable,
80774 45814 6.04 0.05 513 K3/K4III
91356 51560 6.04 0.21 477 B4
71722 41373 6.05 1.79 232 A0V
79241 45127 6.05 −1.92 1278 B5III
81471 46093 6.05 −5.17 5719 A7Iab suspected α Cyg variable
81411 46114 6.05 0.04 518 A6/A7III
85250 48119 6.05 1.01 332 K0III
86523 48835 6.06 −4.27 3791 B3V
91805 51816 6.09 −1.12 901 G8/K0II/III
78548 44708 6.10 −1.70 1185 B2IV-V suspected variable
90798 51245 6.10 −1.15 921 K4III suspected variable,
92328 52112 6.10 −0.11 569 Am+...
KQ 94660 53379 6.11 0.23 489 A0sp... α² CVn variable,
87363 49259 6.11 1.29 300 A0V
96224 54185 6.11 0.12 514 B9V
IV 86466 48799 6.13 −3.98 3432 B3IV β Cep variable
90518 51077 6.13 1.09 332 K1III
IP 84400 47694 6.15 −1.96 1364 B6V Algol variable
95429 53771 6.15 2.26 195 A3III/IV
88693 49994 6.16 1.11 334 K2IIICN... suspected variable
89104 50232 6.16 −2.04 1424 B2IV-V suspected variable
MX 67341 39584 6.18 −2.68 1929 B3Vnp Be star
IM 83368 47145 6.18 1.88 236 F0p rapidly oscillating Ap star
83465 47172 6.18 0.80 388 K1III
90393 51014 6.18 −0.09 586 G8III
79091 45002 6.19 1.34 304 K1III
81780 46297 6.19 1.37 300 A7III
87152 49137 6.20 −2.03 1442 B2.5V variable star,
75081 43073 6.21 −0.51 720 B9V
81369 46067 6.21 −1.49 1128 B7III
87652 49394 6.23 0.17 532 B8/B9III
90170 50903 6.24 1.98 232 K0IV
72900 41986 6.25 −2.66 1976 K3III
77580 44367 6.25 1.05 357 K1IIICN...
79900 45413 6.25 −2.47 1811 B8V
IY 76566 43807 6.26 −1.03 934 B3IV slowly pulsating B star,
79524 45242 6.27 0.48 469 K2III
81347 46045 6.27 −1.88 1393 B5V suspected variable,
80781 45742 6.28 −3.83 3432 B5V
75466 43195 6.29 0.52 464 B8V
93453 52709 6.29 1.91 245 A4IV
72993 42070 6.30 −1.11 988 M0III suspected variable,
GY 89273 50332 6.30 −0.41 715 M4/M5III semiregular variable,
72350 41737 6.30 −2.88 2233 B4V
79523 45259 6.31 −0.40 715 A0V
GK 81575 46194 6.31 −0.61 789 M5III semiregular variable,
80435 45603 6.33 −0.65 811 K3III
67621 39691 6.34 −1.78 1370 B3III
72650 41813 6.34 0.45 491 K3III
75289 43177 6.35 4.04 94 G0V has a planet (b)
72798 41941 6.36 −3.02 2451 B5III
76004 43520 6.38 −1.60 1283 B3V
HZ 75654 43354 6.39 1.93 254 A5III δ Sct variable,
72485 41781 6.39 −1.15 1052 B2.5V
76230 43593 6.39 0.67 453 A0V
77907 44423 6.39 −0.72 862 B6V
86211 48706 6.39 −0.67 840 M1III suspected variable
86352 48730 6.39 −4.38 4657 B2IV-V
88015 49619 6.40 −1.60 1299 B3III
94724 53411 6.40 1.44 320 A0V
76304 43673 6.42 −1.61 1315 K0II/III+..
87122 49092 6.42 −0.70 867 B8
75387 43209 6.43 −2.15 1698 B2IV suspected variable
92155 51984 6.43 −2.10 1655 B3Vn
69596 40433 6.44 −0.32 734 K3/K4III
73121 42123 6.44 3.64 118 G1V
95509 53811 6.44 0.92 415 K3III
69404 40397 6.45 −1.60 1331 B3Vnne γ Cas variable,
70309 40749 6.45 −0.56 823 B3V
73952 42400 6.45 0.50 505 B8Vn in IC 2391
94508 53260 6.45 4100 K2III
68478 40016 6.46 −2.03 1630 B3IV
78005 44509 6.46 −1.27 1144 B4V suspected variable
81309 46075 6.47 1.45 329 A1m...
QZ 85871 48469 6.48 −3.06 2650 B1IIIn slowly pulsating B star
68763 40160 6.48 −5.11 6792 K3III: suspected variable
72787 41970 6.48 −1.63 1364 B2/B3V suspected variable
79025 44979 6.48 0.49 513 A9Vn
88862 50069 6.48 −0.53 821 K2III
89328 50391 6.48 2.51 203 A8V+...
V361 95716 53940 6.48 −2.18 1762 M4III semiregular variable,
69168 40299 6.49 −0.96 1009 B3V
71805 41426 6.49 2.82 176 F5V...
72752 41905 6.49 −0.01 651 K2III
75989 43528 6.49 −1.18 1113 Ap...
87030 49052 6.50 0.52 511 K0III
R 87816 49477 6.51 1.09 394 K0III suspected variable,
HD 72436 72436 41806 6.52 −1.80 1500 B5V suspected variable
CV 77464 44245 6.69 1430 B2V+... Algol variable,
AI 69213 40330 6.70 319 A9IV/V double-mode δ Sct variable,
KK 78616 44790 6.79 1650 B2II/III β Cep variable
GP 77581 44368 6.87 3500 B0.5Iae X-ray pulsar system and eclipsing binary,
FY 72754 41882 6.90 2160 B2Ia:pshe β Lyr variable,
RZ 73502 42257 7.13 1770 G1Ib classical Cepheid,
NX 73882 42433 7.19 1500 O9III Algol variable,
V342 Vel V342 89767 50598 7.23 −6.4 6000 B0Iab α Cyg variable,
93385 52676 7.49 138 G2V has two planets (b & c)
OU 76534 43792 7.50 3200 B2Vne Be star
LM 74194 42587 7.55 O8Ib(f) recurrent X-ray transient and α Cyg variable,
7.58 500 A3 Quadruple star, consists of two binary stars, orbiting their barycenter.[1] [2]
85512 48331 7.67 36 K5V has a planet (b)
PV 80077 45467 7.68 B2Ia+e possibly in Pismis 11; luminous blue variable,
T 73678 42321 7.68 7100 G0II classical Cepheid,
S 82829 46881 7.81 512 A5m Algol variable,
SV 93247 52570 7.91 F7II classical Cepheid,
AX 68556 8.16 F6II double-mode Cepheid variable,
83443 47202 8.24 5.05 142 K0V Kalausi,[3] has a planet (b)
W 299011 50230 8.30 967 M8IIIe Mira variable,
SW 74712 42831 8.32 5300 F9Ib classical Cepheid,
SX 74884 42926 8.33 3050 F8II classical Cepheid,
85390 48235 8.54 5.90 111 K1V Natasha,[4] has two planets (b & c)
95338537198.62 5.72 120.79 K0.5V has a transiting planet (b)
AL 41784 8.65 K0III+A3III/V Algol variable,
WY 81137 8.80 M2pe Z And variable,
73526 42282 9.00 4.12 309 G6V has two planets (b & c)
V390 9.18 2600 F3e post-AGB star
semiregular variable,
AO 68826 9.37 B9III trinary star
Algol variable
AP 42492 10.16 4600 F9 double-mode Cepheid variable,
AF 53213 10.69 2250 F2.5 RR Lyr variable,
V378 10.78 WN8h+? Algol variable,
CS 11.24 in Ruprecht 79; classical Cepheid,
KV 12.12 O central star of DS 1; re-radiating spectroscopic binary,
12.3 5.3 815 G8V has a transiting planet (b)
MM 14.71 G5V-M0V X-ray nova
V382 16.6 nova,
MR 16.98 close binary supersoft source,
CU 17.0 SU UMa variable,
21.0 low-mass X-ray binary
in HH 46; young stellar object
pulsar
pulsar; possibly associated with the Vela supernova remnant
HU 23.6 959 pulsar; associated with the Vela supernova remnant
6.6 L7.5+T0.5 brown dwarf
one of the closest known systems

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. 10.1086/132651. On a possible white-dwarf companion to HD 74389. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 102. 440. 1990. Sanduleak. N.. Pesch. Peter. 1990PASP..102..440S. free.
  2. Merle . Thibault . Hamers . Adrian S. . Van Eck . Sophie . Jorissen . Alain . Van der Swaelmen . Mathieu . Pollard . Karen . Smiljanic . Rodolfo . Pourbaix . Dimitri . Zwitter . Tomaž . Traven . Gregor . Gilmore . Gerry . Randich . Sofia . Gonneau . Anaïs . Hourihane . Anna . Sacco . Germano . Worley . C. Clare . A spectroscopic quadruple as a possible progenitor of sub-Chandrasekhar type Ia supernovae . Nature Astronomy . 12 May 2022 . 6 . 6 . 681–688 . 10.1038/s41550-022-01664-5. 2205.05045 . 2022NatAs...6..681M . 248665714 .
  3. Web site: Kenya. NameExoWorlds. en. 2020-03-10.
  4. Web site: Zambia. NameExoWorlds. en. 2020-03-10.

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