Month Best Visible
March
Hemisphere Visible
Southern
The brightest star in the constellation, γ Velorum, is a bright 1.75m supergiant star. The False Cross is an asterism formed of the stars δ Velorum and κ Velorum and ι Carinae and ε Carinae.
Its name is Latin for the sails of a ship, and it was originally part of a larger constellation, the ship Argo Navis, which was later divided into three parts, the others being Carina and Puppis.
