Stars in Vela
The brightest star in Vela is Gamma² Vel, at apparent magnitude 1.75 and 1,117 ly from Earth, one of 53 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 6 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamma² Vel | 1.75 | 1,117 ly | WC8 + O9I | ~12,390 K |
| 2 | Alsephina | 1.93 | 80.6 ly | A1V | ~9,619 K |
| 3 | Suhail | 2.23 | 545 ly | K4Ib-II | ~3,561 K |
| 4 | Markeb | 2.47 | 572 ly | B2IV | ~12,312 K |
| 5 | Mu Vel | 2.69 | 117 ly | G5III SB | ~4,994 K |
| 6 | HR 3803 | 3.16 | 239 ly | K5III | ~3,737 K |
| 7 | Phi Vel | 3.52 | 1,591 ly | B5Ib | ~11,046 K |
| 8 | HR 3447 | 3.60 | 493 ly | B3IV | ~12,860 K |
| 9 | Psi Vel | 3.60 | 61.4 ly | F2IV | ~7,039 K |
| 10 | HR 3614 | 3.75 | 300 ly | K2III | ~4,360 K |
| 11 | HR 3445 | 3.77 | – | F3Ia | ~5,706 K |
| 12 | HR 4167 | 3.84 | 87.5 ly | A3m+... | ~7,462 K |
| 13 | HR 4023 | 3.85 | 101 ly | A2V | ~9,531 K |
| 14 | HR 3487 | 3.87 | 1,853 ly | A1III | ~9,942 K |
| 15 | HR 3477 | 4.05 | 229 ly | G5III | ~5,067 K |
| 16 | HR 3426 | 4.11 | 1,822 ly | A6II | ~8,942 K |
| 17 | HR 4180 | 4.29 | 841 ly | G2II | ~4,684 K |
| 18 | HR 3836 | 4.34 | 105 ly | A5V | ~8,378 K |
| 19 | HR 4293 | 4.37 | 196 ly | A3IV | ~8,876 K |
| 20 | HR 3591 | 4.45 | 210 ly | Fp | ~5,793 K |
| 21 | HR 4074 | 4.50 | 1,148 ly | B3III | ~11,607 K |
| 22 | HD 75289 | 6.35 | 95.0 ly | G0 | 6,117 K |
| 23 | HD 87816 | 6.50 | 435 ly | K0 III | 4,989 K |
| 24 | HD 93385 | 7.49 | 141 ly | G2/G3 V | 5,977 K |
| 25 | HD 89839 | 7.64 | 187 ly | F7 V | 6,314 K |
| 26 | HD 83443 | 8.23 | 133 ly | K0 V | 5,442 K |
| 27 | Kalausi | 8.23 | 134 ly | K0V | ~5,248 K |
| 28 | HD 85390 | 8.54 | 109 ly | K1.5 V | 5,186 K |
| 29 | Natasha | 8.54 | 106 ly | K1V | ~5,120 K |
| 30 | HD 95338 | 8.62 | 121 ly | K0.5 V | 5,097 K |
| 31 | HD 73526 | 8.99 | 317 ly | G6 V | 5,601 K |
| 32 | TOI-622 | 8.99 | 402 ly | F6 V | 6,400 K |
| 33 | NGTS-34 | 9.23 | 393 ly | F8 V | 6,134 K |
| 34 | TOI-733 | 9.44 | 245 ly | G | 5,585 K |
| 35 | TOI-677 | 9.82 | 463 ly | F8 | 6,295 K |
| 36 | TOI-2005 | 9.87 | 1,071 ly | F-type | 7,130 K |
| 37 | Añañuca | 10.15 | 30.7 ly | M V | 3,535 K |
| 38 | TOI-815 | 10.22 | 195 ly | K3 V | 4,869 K |
| 39 | TOI-1994 | 10.51 | 1,682 ly | A-type | 7,700 K |
| 40 | TOI-808 | 10.73 | 320 ly | K-type | 5,078 K |
| 41 | TOI-615 | 10.82 | 1,175 ly | F2 V | 6,850 K |
| 42 | TOI-3362 | 10.86 | 1,197 ly | F-type | 6,532 K |
| 43 | TOI-1036 | 10.97 | 600 ly | G-type | 5,665 K |
| 44 | TIC 147027702 | 11.29 | 1,491 ly | F-type | 6,410 K |
| 45 | TOI-3364 | 11.88 | 906 ly | G-type | 5,706 K |
| 46 | WASP-19 | 12.25 | 875 ly | G8 V | 5,616 K |
| 47 | TOI-1231 | 12.36 | 90.1 ly | M3 V | 3,553 K |
| 48 | TOI-2368 | 12.49 | 688 ly | G-type | 5,360 K |
| 49 | TOI-2969 | 12.80 | 535 ly | K3 V | 4,738 K |
| 50 | GJ 1132 | 13.68 | 41.1 ly | M4.5 V | 3,090 K |
| 51 | TOI-762 A | 16.00 | 321 ly | M-type | 3,266 K |
| 52 | DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 | – | 67.7 ly | L1.5 | – |
| 53 | Luhman 16 A | – | – | – | – |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Vela?
The brightest star in Vela is Gamma² Vel, at apparent magnitude 1.75 and 1,117 ly from Earth, one of 53 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 6 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Vela?
The nearest of them is Añañuca, 31 ly away.