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[[File:Vela IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Vel star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]] |
[[File:Vela IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Vel star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]] |
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One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. |
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. Vela is part of the constellation Argo, The Ship, official abbreviation [Arg] defined in 1922. Yet, the ancient constellation Argo did not have sails; the stars of Vela which are mentioned in Ptolemy's star catalogue, form part of the ship's body. |
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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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===Origin of Constellation=== |
===Origin of Constellation=== |
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==== Stars of Vela mentioned in the Almagest ==== |
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Some (not all!) of the stars of Vela also formed part of the ancient Greek constellation [[Argo]], The Ship. |
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!No. |
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!Greek |
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(Heiberg 1898) |
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!English translation |
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(Toomer 1984) |
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!ident. |
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!Ἀργοῦς ἀστερισμός. |
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!Argo (Almagest) |
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|23 |
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|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν |
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|The middle one |
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|d Vel |
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HR 3477 |
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|24 |
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|ὁ γότιος τῶν τριῶν. |
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|The southernmost of the three |
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|e Vel |
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HR 3426 |
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|25 |
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|τῶν ὑπὸ τούτους β συνεχῶν ὁ βορειότερος. |
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|The northernmost of the 2 stars close together under these |
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|*a Vel |
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HR 3487 |
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|26 |
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|ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν. |
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|The southernmost of them |
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|*b Vel |
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HR 3445 |
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===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation=== |
===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation=== |
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Revision as of 18:50, 26 April 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations. Vela is part of the constellation Argo, The Ship, official abbreviation [Arg] defined in 1922. Yet, the ancient constellation Argo did not have sails; the stars of Vela which are mentioned in Ptolemy's star catalogue, form part of the ship's body.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Stars of Vela mentioned in the Almagest
Some (not all!) of the stars of Vela also formed part of the ancient Greek constellation Argo, The Ship.
| No. | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English translation
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
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| Ἀργοῦς ἀστερισμός. | Argo (Almagest) | ||
| 23 | ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν | The middle one | d Vel
HR 3477 |
| 24 | ὁ γότιος τῶν τριῶν. | The southernmost of the three | e Vel
HR 3426 |
| 25 | τῶν ὑπὸ τούτους β συνεχῶν ὁ βορειότερος. | The northernmost of the 2 stars close together under these | *a Vel
HR 3487 |
| 26 | ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν. | The southernmost of them | *b Vel
HR 3445 |
