Eta Carinae is a stellar system containing at least two stars with a combined luminosity more than five million times that of the Sun, located around 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Carina. Previously a faint star, it brightened dramatically in 1837 in its so-called Great Eruption, briefly becoming the second-brightest star in the night sky in 1843.
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Object TypeStellar system (luminous blue variable candidate) 1 Massapproximately 100 M(sun) (primary star, eta Car A) 1 Discovery Year Classification
Constellation In the Other Atlases
In Constellation
Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationEta Carinae, infobox (Mass, eta Car A)Quote, Eta Carinae, infobox (Mass, eta Car A)
~100 M(sun)
2. Wikidata: Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae (Wikipedia)
Eta Carinae, lead section
a stellar system containing at least two stars
Eta Carinae, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Eta Carinae (η Carinae, abbreviated to η Car), formerly known as η Argus, is a stellar system containing at least two stars with a combined luminosity greater than five million times that of the Sun, located around 7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs) away in the constellation Carina.
Eta Carinae, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
Eta Carinae (η Carinae, abbreviated to η Car), formerly known as η Argus, is a stellar system containing at least two stars with a combined luminosity greater than five million times that of the Sun, located around 7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs) away in the constellation Carina.
- In Category: Celestial Objects, Eta Carinae, Wikipedia summary
In Group: Triple and Higher-Order Star Systems, Lead sentence
Eta Carinae (η Carinae, abbreviated to η Car), formerly known as η Argus, is a stellar system containing at least two stars with a combined luminosity greater than five million times that of the Sun, located around 7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs) away in the constellation Carina.
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