Mu Velorum

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Mu Velorum (μ Vel, μ Velorum) is a binary star system in the southern constellation Vela. The pair have a combined apparent visual magnitude of 2.69, making the system readily visible to the naked eye. From parallax measurements, the distance to this system is measured at 117 light-years (36 parsecs).

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