Introduction
Vela, also known as The Sils of a Ship or The Sails, is a constellation in the night sky that borders Pyxis, Puppis, Antlia, Carina and Centaurus. Vela has five main stars and 7 of its stars has planets. The brightest star in Vela is Suhail al Muhlif (Gamma Velorum). Information about Vela Stars within Vela are: Gamma Velorum (Suhail al Muhlif, Regor), Lambda Velorum (Suhail), Kappa Velorum, Vela Pulsar, HR 3803, Omicron Velorum, Mu Velorum, Luhman 16, Phi Velorum, HD 73526, IRAS 08544-4431, PSi Velorum, HR 3407, Vela X-1, HD 83443, PSR J0855-4644, HD 85390, HD 75289, Gliese 1132, p Velorum, HD 78004, HD 75063, WR 12, V382 Velorum, HD 85512, Gamma Velorum A, AH Velorum, V velorum, V Velorum, HD 74272, HD 72108, Gamma Velorum B, V*V391 Vel, HD 88955, HD 76653, HD 88206, L Velorum, HD 70930, HD 75630, T Velorum, KQ Vel, HD 68217, HD 81369, HD 67621, HD 73121, HD 71043, HD 69168, HD 68657, HD 72900, CCDM J09337-4900AB, HD 84228 and HD 79275. Galaxies with Vela are: NGC 2736, NGC 2845, NGC 3256, NGC 3261, NGC 3262, NGC 3263, NGC 3318, NGC 3366, NGC 3482 and IC 2592. More Information about Vela Vela is Latin for The Sails of a ship. Vela is a member of a larger constellation known as Argo Navis or The Ship Argo. Vela is the sail of the ship Jason and The Argonauts sailed on in The Classical World Tradition.
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