Psi Velorum (HIP 46651), a yellow-white main-sequence star in Stars

Psi Velorum (HIP 46651) is a yellow-white main-sequence star (F3V Fe-0.7) in Stars, 61 light years from Earth at magnitude 3.60.

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Psi Velorum (HIP 46651)

Psi Velorum is a yellow-white main-sequence star in the constellation Stars. At 61 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 3.60. Iron abundance: 0.08 (120% of the Sun). Galactic velocity: 20.3 km/s. Galactic orbit: 24,100 27,100 light years from galactic center.

Sky position: RA 9h 30m, Dec -40° 28'

Spectral type: F3V Fe-0.7

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