Lambda Velorum

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|caption=Location of λ Velorum (circled) }}

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| radius = | gravity = 0.64 | metal_fe = +0.06 | age_myr = | luminosity = 8,300 | temperature = | rotational_velocity = }}

Lambda Velorum (λ Velorum, abbreviated Lambda Vel, λ Vel), officially named Suhail , is a star in the southern constellation of Vela. With a mean apparent visual magnitude of 2.21, this is the third-brightest star in the constellation and one of the brighter stars in the sky. The distance to this star can be measured directly using the parallax technique, yielding an estimated from the Sun. Provided by Wikipedia