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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Phi Velorum
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	3940
HD	86440
Constellation	Vela
Right Ascension	9h 56m 52s
Declination	-54° 34' 4"
Distance	c.1,600 light years c.500 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.5 Absolute: -4.9
Spectral Class	B5Ib blue supergiant
Optimum Visibility	March (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	A hot blue supergiant in the southern parts of the constellation of Vela, Phi Velorum has expanded to reach a diameter some twenty-four times that of the Sun. Its parallax measurement suggests a distance of 1,591 light years from the Solar System.

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