Lambda Velorum
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Star λ Velorum |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Sails of the ship | ||||||||||||||||||
| Right ascension | 09 h 07 m 59.76 s | ||||||||||||||||||
| declination | -43 ° 25 ′ 57.3 ″ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Apparent brightness | 2.21 (2.14 to 2.30) mag | ||||||||||||||||||
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| B − V color index | (+1.65) | ||||||||||||||||||
| U − B color index | (+1.81) | ||||||||||||||||||
| R − I index | (+0.94) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spectral class | K4 Ib-IIa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Variable star type | SR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Astrometry | |||||||||||||||||||
| Radial velocity | (+17.6 ± 0.3) km / s | ||||||||||||||||||
| parallax | 5.99 ± 0.11 mas | ||||||||||||||||||
| distance | 545 ± 10 ly 167 ± 3 pc |
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| Proper movement | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rec. Share: | (−24.01 ± 0.10) mas / a | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dec. portion: | (13.52 ± 0.09) mas / a | ||||||||||||||||||
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λ Velorum ( Lambda Velorum , short λ Vel ) is a giant of the spectral class K4 Ib-II. It is a variable whose apparent visual brightness varies between approximately 2.1 and 2.3 mag. This makes it the third brightest star in the constellation Vela. Its parallax of around 6 milli-arcseconds results in a distance of around 170 parsecs. The star is also called Suhail (from Arabic سهيل الوزن, DMG Suhail al-Wazn ), but not to be confused with the star Gamma Velorum, also called Suhail .