Suhail al Muhlif (HIP 39953)
Suhail al Muhlif is a type WC 8 star in the constellation Vela. At 1,256 light years away, it is the 33rd brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 1.75. Suhail al Muhlif is the primary component of a multiple-star system. It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 26.7 km/s relative to the Sun and is part of the Vel OB2 and Pozzo 1 moving groups. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 24,300 and 26,000 light years from the center of the Galaxy. It came closest to the Sun 8.0 million years ago when it had brightened to magnitude 1.34 from a distance of 1,039 light years.
Sky position: RA 8h 9.5m, Dec -47° 20.4'
