Constellation
Vela
Vela (Vel) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is γ² Vel (magnitude 1.75).
| Latin name | Vela |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Vel |
| Brightest star | γ² Vel |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 260 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 29 |
| Deep-sky objects | 251 |
| Galaxies | 5 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- γ² Vel 1.75 · 1,117 light-years
- Alsephina 1.93 · 80.6 light-years
- Suhail 2.23 · 544.5 light-years
- Markeb 2.47 · 572.2 light-years
- μ Vel 2.69 · 112.3 light-years
- HIP 46701 3.16 · 223.0 light-years
- φ Vel 3.52 · 1,714 light-years
- HIP 42536 3.60 · 460.5 light-years
- ψ Vel 3.60 · 59.7 light-years
- HIP 44511 3.75 · 301.3 light-years
- HIP 51986 3.84 · 87.1 light-years
- HIP 50191 3.85 · 103.1 light-years
- HIP 43023 3.87 · 1,417 light-years
- Gl 321.1 4.05 · 232.3 light-years
- HIP 42312 4.11 · 2,147 light-years
- HIP 52154 4.29 · 784.1 light-years
- HIP 47175 4.34 · 106.5 light-years
- HIP 53773 4.37 · 201.3 light-years
- HIP 44191 4.45 · 215.3 light-years
- HIP 50676 4.50 · 1,437 light-years
- HIP 48374 4.58 · 884.9 light-years
- HIP 50555 4.59 · 1,718 light-years
- Gl 339.3 4.63 · 161.4 light-years
- Gl 351B 4.65 · 60.1 light-years
- HIP 43878 4.68 · 393.1 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- HD 75289 1 planet(s)
- HD 87816 2 planet(s)
- HD 93385 3 planet(s)
- HD 89839 1 planet(s)
- Kalausi 2 planet(s)
- Natasha 1 planet(s)
- HD 95338 1 planet(s)
- HD 73526 2 planet(s)
- TOI-622 1 planet(s)
- NGTS-34 1 planet(s)
- TOI-733 1 planet(s)
- TOI-677 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2005 1 planet(s)
- Añañuca 3 planet(s)
- TOI-815 2 planet(s)
- TOI-1994 1 planet(s)
- TOI-808 1 planet(s)
- TOI-615 1 planet(s)
- TOI-3362 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1036 1 planet(s)
- TIC 147027702 1 planet(s)
- TOI-3364 1 planet(s)
- WASP-19 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1231 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2368 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2969 1 planet(s)
- GJ 1132 2 planet(s)
- TOI-762 A 1 planet(s)
- DENIS-P J0823031-491201 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- Vela Pulsar (PSR B0833-45) Pulsar
- PSR B0941-56 (J0942-5657) Pulsar
- PSR B1015-56 (J1017-5621) Pulsar
- PSR B0940-55 (J0942-5552) Pulsar
- PSR B1039-55 (J1042-5521) Pulsar
- PSR B0959-54 (J1001-5507) Pulsar
- PSR B1014-53 (J1016-5345) Pulsar
- PSR B0839-53 (J0840-5332) Pulsar
- PSR B0953-52 (J0955-5304) Pulsar
- PSR B0922-52 (J0924-5302) Pulsar
- PSR B0932-52 (J0934-5249) Pulsar
- PSR B1055-52 (J1057-5226) Pulsar
- PSR J0921-5202 Pulsar
- PSR B0905-51 (J0907-5157) Pulsar
- PSR B0906-49 (J0908-4913) Pulsar
- PSR B0840-48 (J0842-4851) Pulsar
- PSR B0957-47 (J0959-4809) Pulsar
- PSR B0808-47 (J0809-4753) Pulsar
- PSR B1001-47 (J1003-4747) Pulsar
- PSR J0855-4644 Pulsar
- PSR J1045-4509 Pulsar
- PSR J1036-4353 Pulsar
- PSR B0903-42 (J0904-4246) Pulsar
- PSR J1012-4235 Pulsar
- PSR B0835-41 (J0837-4135) Pulsar
- NGC 3201 Globular cluster
- ASCC 55 Star cluster
- DBSB 125 Star cluster
- IC 2488 Star cluster
- ASCC 61 Star cluster
- Loden 89 Star cluster
- Loden 112 Star cluster
- FSR 1521 Star cluster
- Loden 27 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 78 Star cluster
- Basel 20 Star cluster
- NGC 3033 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 92 Star cluster
- Loden 189 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 75 Star cluster
- Hogg 2 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 58 Star cluster
- FSR 1507 Star cluster
- FSR 1531 Star cluster
- ESO 165-09 Star cluster
- Schuster 1 Star cluster
- Loden 1 Star cluster
- FSR 1513 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 87 Star cluster
- Saurer 3 Star cluster
- FSR 1536 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 77 Star cluster
- FSR 1509 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 85 Star cluster
- ASCC 58 Star cluster
- Loden 46 Star cluster
- FSR 1517 Star cluster
- NGC 3105 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 66 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 75 Star cluster
- Hogg 4 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 83 Star cluster
- FSR 1518 Star cluster
- Teutsch 44 Star cluster
- ASCC 54 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 106 Star cluster
- ASCC 52 Star cluster
- NGC 3330 Star cluster
- Loden 59 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 82 Star cluster
- FSR 1500 Star cluster
- ESO 166-04 Star cluster
- ESO 168-04 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 79 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 78 Star cluster
- NGC 2925 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 79 Star cluster
- Miller 1 Star cluster
- Pismis 16 Star cluster
- DBSB 39 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 72 Star cluster
- IC 2391 Star cluster
- NGC 2669 Star cluster
- SAI 108 Star cluster
- NGC 2910 Star cluster
- Teutsch 48 Star cluster
- Pismis 14 Star cluster
- FSR 1478 Star cluster
- Teutsch 66 Star cluster
- FSR 1496 Star cluster
- ESO 211-01 Star cluster
- FSR 1485 Star cluster
- NGC 3228 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 76 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 88 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 67 Star cluster
- FSR 1489 Star cluster
- NGC 2866 Star cluster
- FSR 1447 Star cluster
- FSR 1446 Star cluster
- Collinder 213 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 73 Star cluster
- SAI 109 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 87 Star cluster
- FSR 1484 Star cluster
- Hogg 1 Star cluster
- NGC 2972 Star cluster
- ESO 211-09 Star cluster
- FSR 1498 Star cluster
- ESO 211-03 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 73 Star cluster
- SAI 91 Star cluster
- Pismis 11 Star cluster
- FSR 1474 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 85 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 63 Star cluster
- NGC 2547 Star cluster
- Collinder 205 Star cluster
- NGC 2670 Star cluster
- FSR 1454 Star cluster
- ASCC 46 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 63 Star cluster
- IC 2395 Star cluster
- FSR 1468 Star cluster
- Pismis 15 Star cluster
- DBSB 36 Star cluster
- FSR 1452 Star cluster
- FSR 1460 Star cluster
- DBSB 34 Star cluster
- FSR 1419 Star cluster
- Muzzio 1 Star cluster
- ESO 260-06 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 69 Star cluster
- DBSB 35 Star cluster
- FSR 1443 Star cluster
- FSR 1471 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 60 Star cluster
- NGC 2660 Star cluster
- FSR 1441 Star cluster
- ESO 261-03 Star cluster
- ESO 260-07 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 160 Star cluster
- FSR 1491 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 71 Star cluster
- Teutsch 103 Star cluster
- FSR 1450 Star cluster
- SAI 94 Star cluster
- Pismis 8 Star cluster
- Pismis 6 Star cluster
- Waterloo 6 Star cluster
- ESO 260-17 Star cluster
- FSR 1429 Star cluster
- Bochum 7 Star cluster
- FSR 1464 Star cluster
- FSR 1434 Star cluster
- ESO 265-01 Star cluster
- Moitinho 1 Star cluster
- NGC 3446 Star cluster
- Pismis 12 Star cluster
- NGC 2659 Star cluster
- FSR 1415 Star cluster
- ESO 261-07 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 34 Star cluster
- Pismis 4 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 54 Star cluster
- FSR 1430 Star cluster
- FSR 1432 Star cluster
- FSR 1412 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 81 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 65 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 80 Star cluster
- FSR 1418 Star cluster
- FSR 1442 Star cluster
- FSR 1481 Star cluster
- DBSB 27 Star cluster
- FSR 1411 Star cluster
- FSR 1424 Star cluster
- FSR 1435 Star cluster
- Pismis 10 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 37 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 67 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 56 Star cluster
- FSR 1511 Star cluster
- FSR 1421 Star cluster
- Trumpler 10 Star cluster
- FSR 1401 Star cluster
- FSR 1406 Star cluster
- FSR 1475 Star cluster
- Teutsch 64 Star cluster
- NGC 2671 Star cluster
- ESO 313-03 Star cluster
- SAI 90 Star cluster
- ASCC 50 Star cluster
- ESO 312-04 Star cluster
- Collinder 197 Star cluster
- FSR 1416 Star cluster
- DBSB 21 Star cluster
- DBSB 19 Star cluster
- NGC 2849 Star cluster
- FSR 1397 Star cluster
- ESO 313-12 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 64 Star cluster
- FSR 1390 Star cluster
- Pismis 5 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 55 Star cluster
- FSR 1399 Star cluster
- ASCC 47 Star cluster
- Pismis 7 Star cluster
- Pismis 3 Star cluster
- ESO 314-14 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 66 Star cluster
- ASCC 49 Star cluster
- FSR 1402 Star cluster
- ESO 313-11 Star cluster
- ASCC 48 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 72 Star cluster
- NGC 2899 Planetary nebula
- Pe 1- 2 Planetary nebula
- Pe 1- 1 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 55 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 21 Planetary nebula
- My 60 Planetary nebula
- PB 4 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 25 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 29 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 28 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 50 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 48 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 18 Planetary nebula
- Pe 2- 4 Planetary nebula
- PB 3 Planetary nebula
- PB 6 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 35 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 37 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 7 Planetary nebula
- PB 2 Planetary nebula
- NGC 2792 Planetary nebula
- NGC 3132 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 15 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 11 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 9 Planetary nebula
- SNR G279.0+1.1 Supernova
- SNR G272.2-3.2 Supernova
- Vela Junior (SNR G266.2-1.2) Supernova
- Vela (SNR G263.9-3.3) Supernova
- SNR G261.9+5.5 Supernova
- RCW 34 Nebula
- RCW 36 Nebula
- RCW 38 Nebula
- RCW 40 Nebula
- RCW 42 Nebula
Galaxies
- ESO 215-009 17.1 million light-years
- RKK1610 48.6 million light-years
- NGC 3262 133.4 million light-years
- NGC 3366 134.7 million light-years
- NGC 2845 117.9 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 42624
- HIP 41039
- HIP 50799
- HIP 42726
- HIP 49712
- Gl 397.2
- HIP 45439
- HIP 43347
- Gl 321.3B
- HIP 42088
- HIP 46950
- HIP 51635
- HIP 41639
- HIP 39690
- HIP 49485
- HIP 41483
- HIP 46283
- HIP 48224
- HIP 46914
- HIP 40285
- HIP 52742
- HIP 42834
- HIP 44093
- HIP 41296
- HIP 42504
- HIP 39961
- HIP 42540
- HIP 39970
- HIP 44337
- HIP 45344
- HIP 45328
- HIP 45631
- HIP 50070
- HIP 43671
- HIP 45544
- HIP 41616
- HIP 46811
- HIP 47204
- HIP 42459
- HIP 46594
- HIP 43325
- HIP 42715
- HIP 47267
- HIP 40282
- HIP 42535
- HIP 44299
- HIP 45189
- HIP 45924
- HIP 47717
- HIP 47963
- HIP 51140
- HIP 50241
- HIP 45920
- HIP 48348
- HIP 39919
- HIP 50609
- HIP 42564
- HIP 54137
- HIP 41861
- GJ 3519
- HIP 48613
- HIP 48287
- HIP 48561
- HIP 45962
- HIP 51561
- HIP 40155
- HIP 45122
- HIP 50078
- HIP 42177
- HIP 43603
- HIP 50493
- HIP 53762
- HIP 41621
- HIP 40077
- HIP 45314
- HIP 45386
- HIP 40357
- HIP 44024
- HIP 41081
- HIP 42614
- HIP 53530
- HIP 51610
- HIP 42001
- HIP 43589
- HIP 45270
- HIP 48527
- HIP 39527
- HIP 50480
- HIP 41674
- HIP 49844
- HIP 47559
- HIP 40183
- HIP 43392
- HIP 44213
- HIP 45814
- HIP 51560
- HIP 41373
- HIP 45127
- HIP 46114
- HIP 48119
- HIP 48835
- HIP 53379
- HIP 51816
- HIP 44708
- HIP 51245
- HIP 52112
- HIP 49259
- HIP 54185
- HIP 48799
- HIP 51077
- HIP 47694
- HIP 53771
- HIP 49994
- HIP 50232
- HIP 47145
- HIP 47172
- HIP 51014
- HIP 45002
- HIP 46297
- HIP 49137
- HIP 50332
- HIP 43073
- HIP 46067
- HIP 49394
- HIP 50903
- HIP 41986
- HIP 44367
- HIP 45413
- HIP 43807
- HIP 45242
- HIP 46045
- HIP 42070
- HIP 43195
- HIP 52709
- HIP 41737
- HIP 41806
- HIP 45259
- HIP 46194
- HIP 45603
- HIP 39691
- HIP 41813
- HD 75289
- HIP 41941
- HIP 43354
- HIP 43520
- HIP 41781
- HIP 43593
- HIP 44423
- HIP 48706
- HIP 49619
- HIP 53411
- HIP 43673
- HIP 49092
- HIP 43209
- HIP 51984
- HIP 40433
- HIP 42123
- HIP 53811
- HIP 40397
- HIP 40749
- HIP 42400
- HIP 40016
- HIP 44509
- HIP 46075
- HIP 41970
- HIP 44979
- HIP 50069
- HIP 50391
- HIP 53940
- HIP 40299
- HIP 41426
- HIP 41905
- HIP 43528
- HIP 48469
- HIP 49052
- HD 87816
- Gl 312
- Gl 320
- Gl 321.2
- HD 93385
- HD 89839
- Gl 370
- Gl 368.1A
- Gl 404
- Gl 319.1A
- Gl 384A
- Kalausi
- Natasha
- HD 95338
- HD 73526
- Gl 374
- TOI-622
- Gl 336.2A
- NGTS-34
- TOI-733
- TOI-677
- TOI-2005
- Añañuca
- Gl 336.2B
- TOI-815
- TOI-1994
- Gl 358
- Gl 308.3
- TOI-808
- TOI-615
- Gl 384B
- TOI-3362
- Gl 321.3C
- TOI-1036
- GJ 9333
- GJ 9329
- Gl 375
- TIC 147027702
- GJ 9309
- Gl 375.1
- GJ 3500
- TOI-3364
- Gl 368.1B
- Gl 333
- WASP-19
- TOI-1231
- TOI-2368
- Gl 319.1B
- TOI-2969
- Gl 321.3D
- GJ 1132
- GJ 3592
- Luhman 16
- TOI-762 A
- DENIS-P J0823031-491201
- DENIS-P J1048278-525418
- 2MASS J10073369-4555147
- CWISE J092503.20-472013.8
- CWISE J085401.22-502028.1
- WISEA J105349.41-460241.2