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Hot blue star

Its story

Within the lateen sails of Vela cruises a young blue star whose light crossed 353 light-years to reach us. Its glow set out when Newton was publishing his «Principia» and forever reshaping our idea of the cosmos. Hotter and more massive than the Sun, its bluish surface betrays a temperature exceeding 15,000 degrees, and a stellar wind that sculpts it from within.

Constellation: Vela
Apparent magnitude: 4.68
Distance: 353.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 134.080° · Dec -52.723°
Catalogue: HIP 43878 · HD 76805

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