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pulsing, eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary in the constellation Vela

Wikidata facts

Constellation
Vela
Distance from Earth
1.9
Image
Detection of a bow shock around Vela X-1 (eso9702a).tiff
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spectral class
B0
catalog code
Gaia DR2 5620657678322625920
apparent magnitude
5.596
radial velocity
3.0
right ascension component of proper motion
-5.81
right ascension
135.52858780674740
declination
-40.55469344500270
parallax
0.540
epoch
J2000.0
declination component of proper motion
-1
Commons category
Vela X-1
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