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HIP 50191 — Star in Vela

Magnitude 3.9m Star Vela (Vel) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.85
Spectral Type A2Va
Star Color White (B-V 0.05)
Distance 101 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 10h 14m 44.2s
Dec -42° 07' 19.0"
Constellation Vela (Vel)
HR 4023
HIP 50191
HD 88955
SAO 221895
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Easy Medium+ Medium+
50mm finder Easy Easy Easy
150mm scope Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Jan – Mar (peak: Feb)

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Spectral Classification

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15Stellar Notes

Sco-Cen assoc.
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Light Travel Time Machine

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Relativistic Travel

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Easy
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