Vela constellation

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astronomicalObject constellation starSystem

The Vela constellation is a southern sky constellation representing the sails of a ship, notable for containing the Vela Supernova Remnant and several bright stars and deep-sky objects.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Argo Navis 3
Bayer constellations 1
ancientConstellationArgoNavis 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomicalObject ⓘ
constellation ⓘ
starSystem ⓘ
associatedWith GreekMythology ⓘ
borders Antlia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chamaeleon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Musca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pictor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pyxis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Volans NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains AlVelorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
DeltaVelorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gamma2Velorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
GammaVelorumStarSystem NERFINISHED ⓘ
GumNebulaPortion ⓘ
IC2391 NERFINISHED ⓘ
IC2395 NERFINISHED ⓘ
KappaVelorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
MuVelorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC2547 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC2670 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC2736 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC2899 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC3132 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC3201 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NVelorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
PencilNebula NERFINISHED ⓘ
RCW36 NERFINISHED ⓘ
RCW38 NERFINISHED ⓘ
VelaJuniorSupernovaRemnant NERFINISHED ⓘ
VelaMolecularRidge NERFINISHED ⓘ
VelaOB2Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
VelaPulsar NERFINISHED ⓘ
VelaRingGalaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ
VelaSupernovaRemnant NERFINISHED ⓘ
VelaX1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
declinationRange approx−37DegreesTo−57Degrees ⓘ
definedBy InternationalAstronomicalUnion NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Vel NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBrightestStar Gamma2Velorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGenitiveForm Velorum ⓘ
hemisphereVisibility bestSeenFromSouthernHemisphere ⓘ
isOneOf 88ModernConstellations ⓘ
locatedIn southernCelestialHemisphere ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Vela NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf formerConstellationArgoNavis NERFINISHED ⓘ
represents sailsOfAShip ⓘ
rightAscensionRange approx08h00mTo11h00m ⓘ
visibleBestIn March ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gould Belt → encompasses → Vela constellation ⓘ
Dorado → belongsTo → Vela constellation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bayer constellations
Argo → associatedConstellation → Vela constellation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Argo Navis
Carina constellation → isPartOfFormerConstellation → Vela constellation ⓘ
subject surface form: Carina
this entity surface form: Argo Navis
Carina constellation → wasSeparatedFrom → Vela constellation ⓘ
subject surface form: Carina
this entity surface form: Argo Navis
Vela → wasPartOf → Vela constellation ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancientConstellationArgoNavis