hip-42712

Variable star

Its story

To stand watch among the sails: this bluish class B variable beats within Vela at a colossal distance, reckoned in hundreds of thousands of light years. Its pulse began so far back in time that no human record could frame it. It is one of those remote points the southern sky keeps as a reminder that most light we see is always an old story.

Constellation: Vela
Apparent magnitude: 5.48
Distance: 326200.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 130.567° · Dec -48.099°
Catalogue: HIP 42712 · HD 74455

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