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Proper Names	Alsephina, Alsafinah
Bayer Designation	Delta Velorum
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	3485
HD	74956
Constellation	Vela
Right Ascension	8h 44m 42s
Declination	-54° 42' 32"
Distance	81 light years 25 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +1.9 Absolute: 0.0
Spectral Class	A1V white main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	February (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	Alsephina lies close to the borders of Vela with Carina. It forms one of the arms of the asterism known as the False Cross, a formation of stars from both Vela and Carina that is sometimes confused with Crux, the true Southern Cross constellation.

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