Regor

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Regor was a name from the space age attached to the bright star Gamma Velorum (gam02 Vel).

Etymology and History

Regor was one of three mysterious new names that started appearing around 1967 on American navigational star charts during the early years preparing for the NASA Apollo crewed lunar missions.

IAU Working Group Star Names

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