HD 77258
Binary star system in Vela with a nearly circular orbit.
HD 77258, also designated w Velorum, is a binary star system in Vela. It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.45, located about 218 light years from the Sun. The system is a single-lined spectroscopic binary with a nearly circular orbit and is a source of X-ray emission.
Quick Facts
- Bayer designation
- w Velorum
- Apparent visual magnitude
- 4.45
- Distance from sun
- 218 light years
- Orbital period
- 74.14 days
- Orbital eccentricity
- 0.00085
- Spectral type (visible component)
- G8-K1III
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