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| Vela
| | Meaning | | The Sails | | Abbreviation | | Vel | | Pronunciation | | Vee-lar | | Hemisphere | | Southern | | Zodiac | | No | | Creator | | Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille | | Size (sq. deg.) | | 499.649 | | Size (position) | | 32 | | Size (percentage) | | 1.21 | | Software (Picture) | | Night Vision (B.Simpson) | | Constellations that surround | | Antila | | | Pyxis | | | Puppis | | | Carina | | | Centaurus | | | | Principle Stars | | KooShe | | | Markeb | | | Regor | | | Suhail | | | | |
Legend / Myth |
One of three constellations when Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille broke up the Argo Navis. The other two constellations are Carina and Puppis.
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