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Delta Velorum

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Not above the horizon after darkNever rises from London

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Where is Delta Velorum?

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Below the horizon from London all the time in Vela.

Delta Velorum never rises from London: it is too far south in the sky for this latitude.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Delta Velorum looks white to the eye. Its spectral type is A2IV+A4V+F8V: white subgiant (hotter than the Sun).

A white point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Brighter, and its white color is easier to see.

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Delta Velorum is a star in Vela, shining at magnitude 2.0. Its spectral type, A2IV+A4V+F8V, marks it as: white subgiant (hotter than the Sun).

Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences