An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A compact radio source about 1500 light-years distant associated with the
Vela supernova remnant. It has a nonthermal radio spectrum and is
about 20 percent polarized. It is associated with the Gum Nebula, the
Vela pulsar, and the X-ray source 2U 0832-45.

See also: → Vela; X for → X ray.