The Sails
Vela
Genitive: Velorum · abbreviation Vel
Best evening month
March
Visible from
90°S to 44°N
Centre RA
9h 33m 00s
Centre Dec
−46° 00′
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Mythology & origin
The sails of the Argo. It contains the Vela Supernova Remnant and its pulsar.
Lacaille · 1763 (from Ptolemy's Argo Navis)