Vela

Summary

Vela is a constellation^[1]. Vela draws 257 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #37 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vela is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].
• Vela's image is recorded as Vel.png^[4].
• Vela's image is recorded as Constellation Vela.jpg^[5].
• Vela's instance of is recorded as constellation^[6].
• Vela's shares border with is recorded as Antlia^[7].
• Vela's shares border with is recorded as Pyxis^[8].
• Vela's shares border with is recorded as Puppis^[9].
• Vela's shares border with is recorded as Carina^[10].
• Vela's shares border with is recorded as Centaurus^[11].
• sail is named after Vela^[12].
• Argo is named after Vela^[13].
• Vela's GND ID is recorded as 1064602975^[14].
• Vela's locator map image is recorded as Vela constellation map.svg^[15].
• Vela's part of is recorded as Argo Navis^[16].
• Vela's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[17].
• Vela's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Vela symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[18].
• Vela's Commons category is recorded as Vela (constellation)^[19].
• Vela's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1763-00-00T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Vela's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07_8h^[21].
• Vela's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vela (constellation)^[22].
• Vela's Commons gallery is recorded as Vela^[23].
• Vela's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[24].
• Vela's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[25].
• Vela's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Vela-astronomy^[26].
• Vela's topic has template is recorded as Template:Vela (constellation)^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Argo Navis^[16], a former constellation^[28] and Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[17], a celestial hemisphere^[29].

Physical Characteristics

Vela's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+500'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Vela's instance of is recorded as constellation^[6].

History and Context

Things named after include sail^[12] and Argo^[13], a mythological ship^[31].

Why It Matters

Vela draws 257 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #37 of 85).^[2] Vela has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Vela is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]