hip-42540

Variable star

Its story

White and gently variable, this A-type star drifts in the southern reach of Vela, where the Milky Way thickens. Its light has travelled for 279 years: it set out around 1747, when James Lind proved that citrus cured scurvy and the Royal Navy began to trust science more than salt.

Constellation: Vela
Apparent magnitude: 5.20
Distance: 279.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 130.080° · Dec -40.264°
Catalogue: HIP 42540 · HD 74067

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