Visible at latitudes between +30° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of March.
Abbreviation: Vel
English Name: the Sails
Right ascension: as9h
Declination: −50°
Area: 500 sq. deg. (32nd)
Main stars: 5
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 50
Stars with planets: 7
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 5
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 3
Brightest star: γ Vel (1.75m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: Delta Velids, Gamma Velids, Puppid-velids
Bordering constellations
Antlia
Pyxis
Puppis
Carina
Centaurus