Phi Velorum
{{Short description|Star in the constellation Vela}}
{{redirect-synonym|Tseen Ke|Lambda Velorum}}
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| name = φ Velorum
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|image=Vela constellation map.svg|alt=|float=center|width=280
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|mark=Red circle.svg|mark_width=10|mark_link=φ Vel
|x=413|y=630
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|caption=Location of φ Velorum (circled)
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| epoch = J2000
| constell = Vela
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| prop_mo_ra = {{nowrap|−13.08 ± 0.10}}
| prop_mo_dec = {{nowrap|3.55 ± 0.10}}
| parallax = 2.05
| p_error = 0.11
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{{Starbox catalog
| names = Tseen Ke, HR 3940, HD 86440, SAO 237522, CD−53°3251, FK5 375, GC 13711, HIP 48774, 2MASS J09565173-5434041, IRAS 09550-5419, WDS J09569-5434, CCDM 09569-5434
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|Simbad = Phi+Velorum
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Phi Velorum (φ Vel, φ Velorum) is a star in the constellation Vela. It is a blue-white B-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.53. It is approximately 1,590 light years from Earth.
Nomenclature
φ Velorum (Latinised to Phi Velorum, abbreviated to φ Vel) is the Bayer designation for this star. It is also listed as HR 3940 in the Bright Star Catalogue and HD 86440 in the Henry Draper Catalogue. It has the traditional name Tseen Ke, from Chinese 天紀 (Mandarin tiānjì) "star chart". (lit. "Record of Heaven").
Properties
φ Velorum has a temperature of 14,600 K. Combined with a radius of {{solar radius|31}}, it has a luminosity of {{solar luminosity|28,200}}. It has exhausted its core hydrogen and left the main sequence to become a supergiant. It has a current mass of about {{solar mass|10}}.
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{{cite book | last=Allen | first=Richard Hinck | title=Star Names & Their Meanings | year=1899 | publisher=Kessinger Publishing | page=74 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_GUDis0bETgC&pg=PA74 | isbn=978-0-7661-4028-8 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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