My Velorum

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Double star
µ Velorum
Vela constellation map.png
Map of the constellation Vela,
µ Velorum is in the left center of the picture.
Observation
dates equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
AladinLite
Constellation Sails of the ship
Right ascension 10 h 46 m 46 s
declination -49 ° 25 ′ 13 ″
Astrometry
Radial velocity (6.2 ± 0.9) km / s
parallax (28.2 ± 0.5) mas
distance  (116 ± 2) ly
((35.5 ± 0.6) pc )
Individual data
Names A ; B.
Observation data:
Apparent brightness A. +2.69 mag
B. +6.6 mag
Typing:
Spectral class A. G5 III
B. G2 V
Physical Properties:
Absolute vis.
Brightness M vis 		A. −0.06 mag
B. ~ 4.9 likes
Dimensions A. 3 M ☉
B. ~ 1 M ☉
radius A. 13 R ☉
B. ~ 1 R ☉
Luminosity A. 90.6 L ☉
B. ~ 1 L ☉
Effective temperature A. 5150 K
B. 5860 K
Rotation time A. 25 d
B.
Other names
and catalog entries
Bayer name µ Velorum
Cordoba Survey CD -48 ° 5913
Bright Star Catalog HR 4216 [1]
Henry Draper Catalog HD 93497 [2]
SAO catalog SAO 222321 [3]
Tycho catalog TYC 8206-3033-1 [4]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 52727 [5]
WDS catalog WDS J10468-4925

My Velorum (μ Velorum, short μ Vel) is a binary star system 116 light years away in the constellation Vela .

The first component, My Velorum A, is a yellow giant star of spectral class G5 III with an apparent magnitude of +2.69 mag. On My Velorum A, solar flares could be detected , which is unusual for a yellow giant .

The yellow dwarf My Velorum B, the companion of the main star, is a sun-like star with an apparent magnitude of around +6.6 mag. The two stars are 0.7  arc seconds apart and orbit each other every 116.24 years.

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