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Vela is bordered by [[Antlia]] and [[Pyxis]] to the north, [[Puppis]] to the northwest, [[Carina]] to the south and southwest, and [[Centaurus]] to the east. Covering 500 square degrees, it ranks 32nd of the 88 modern constellations in size. The three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1922, is "Vel". | Vela is bordered by [[Antlia]] and [[Pyxis]] to the north, [[Puppis]] to the northwest, [[Carina]] to the south and southwest, and [[Centaurus]] to the east. Covering 500 square degrees, it ranks 32nd of the 88 modern constellations in size. The three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1922, is "Vel". | ||
Argo Navis was one of the 48 classical constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and represented the ship Argo, used by Jason and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology. German cartographer Johann Bayer depicted the constellation on his Uranometria of 1603, and gave the stars Bayer designations from Alpha to Omega. However, his chart was inaccurate as the constellation was not visible from the Northern Hemisphere | |||
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_%28constellation%29 Vela]</ref> | |||
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