Asteria — interactive night sky map
Markeb (Kappa Velorum) is a star in the constellation Vela with an apparent magnitude of 2.47. It lies about 572 light-years from Earth. It is visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
It is best placed in the evening sky around February. It is visible from the whole southern hemisphere and from northern latitudes up to about 35°N. It is circumpolar (never sets) south of latitude 35°S.