γ Velorum - A double star distinguishable in a telescope, with its primary component being the brightest known Wolf-Rayet star, very hot and unstable, astonishingly ejecting mass at a high velocity. Even in simple spectrographs, prominent emissions in the blue region of the spectrum can be seen, lines of highly ionized atoms shining in an extensive warm envelope illuminated by the star. γ Velorum is in an advanced stage of its evolution and shines approximately 3,800 times brighter than the Sun. But this will not be the case forever. After several million years, it could explode as a supernova. It is located 840 light-years away.

δ Vel - The brightest star of the constellation with an apparent magnitude of 2mag. Along with the stars κ Vel and ε and ι Car of the Carina constellation, they form the so-called False Cross, which beginner observers often mistake for the real Southern Cross. However, unlike the Southern Cross, it is slightly larger, more symmetrical, and less bright, and its arm does not point towards the southern celestial pole.

μ Vel - A physical binary star, whose components orbit each other every 116 years. Their brightness is 2.7 mag and 6.4 mag, with their separation currently being about 2.3".

x Vel - A binary star, with components of 4.3 magnitude and 6.6 magnitude, can be resolved as a double star at a separation of 52".