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Key facts

Class

X

Constellation

Vela

Right ascension

10 17 36.82

Declination

–46 ° 24 ′ 44.9 ″

Distance

4.55 kpc (14.8 kly )

Apparent magnitude v

+8.24

Apparent dimensions v

18.2 ′

Mass

1.57 × 10 M ☉

Radius

40 ly

Metallicity

[ Fe/H ] = –1.24 dex

Estimated age

12.2 ± 0.5 Gyr

Other designations

GCl 15, GC 2068, h 3238, Dun 445, Bennett 44, Caldwell 79, Melotte 99

via Wikipedia infobox