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NGC 3261 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Vela. The galaxy lies about 110 million light years away from Earth based on redshift, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 3261 is approximately 130,000 light years across. [1] It was discovered by John Herschel on March 15, 1836. [3]
Vela is a constellation in the southern sky, which contains the Vela Supercluster. Its name is Latin for the sails of a ship, and it was originally part of a larger constellation, the ship Argo Navis , which was later divided into three parts, the others being Carina and Puppis .
HD 77258 is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Vela. 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 ]
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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.
HD 79940 is a single [9] star in the southern constellation of Vela.It has the Bayer designation of k 1 Velorum; HD 79940 is the identifier from the Henry Draper Catalogue.This star has a yellow-white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye as a point light source with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.63. [2]
HD 75063 is a single [10] star in the southern constellation of Vela. It has the Bayer designation of a Velorum , while HD 75063 is the identifier from the Henry Draper Catalogue . This is a naked-eye star with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.87 [ 2 ] and has a white hue.
HD 75710 is a single [8] star in the constellation of Vela. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.94, [ 2 ] which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 2.7 mas , [ 1 ] it is located about 1,200 light-years from the Sun .