Vela
constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Vela is a constellation[1]. Vela draws 1,423 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #37 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Nicolas Louis de Lacaille[3]
- Shares border with: Antlia[4], Pyxis[5], Puppis[6], Carina[7], Centaurus[8]
- Named after: sail[9], Argo[10]
- Part of: Argo Navis[11], Southern Celestial Hemisphere[12]
- Commons category: Vela (constellation)[13]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1763[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vela (constellation)[15]
- Commons gallery: Vela[16]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18]
- Topic has template: Template:Vela (constellation)[19], Šablona:Souhvězdí Plachet[20]
- Official name: Vela[21]
- Short name: Vel[22]
- Area: 500 square degree[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
Why It Matters
Vela has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Vela is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]