Vela constellation
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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.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Argo Navis | 3 |
| Bayer constellations | 1 |
| ancientConstellationArgoNavis | 1 |
| Vela | 0 |
| Gamma2Velorum | 0 |
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.
this entity surface form:
Argo Navis
subject surface form:
Carina
this entity surface form:
Argo Navis
subject surface form:
Carina
this entity surface form:
Argo Navis