List of stars in Carina explained

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Carina, sorted by decreasing brightness.

This constellation's Bayer designations (Greek-letter star names) were given while it was still considered part of the constellation of Argo Navis. After Argo Navis was broken up into Carina, Vela, and Puppis, these Greek-letter designations were kept, so that Carina does not have a full complement of Greek-letter designations. For example, since Argo Navis's gamma star went to Vela, there is no Gamma Carinae.

NameBVarHDHIPRADecvis.
mag.		abs.
mag.		Dist. (ly)Sp. classNotes
α 45348 30438 −0.72 −5.53 313 A9 II[1] [2] Suhel;[3] 2nd brightest star
β 80007 45238 1.67 −0.99 111 A1 III[4] Miaplacidus
ε 71129 41037 1.86 −4.58 632 K3III+B2V Avior; suspected eclipsing binary,
ι 80404 45556 2.23 −4.43 692 A8Ib Aspidiske, Turais, Scutulum; suspected variable,
θ 93030 52419 2.74 −2.91 439 B0Vp in IC 2602
υ 85123 48002 2.92 −5.56 1622 A9 binary star
ω 89080 50099 3.29 −1.99 370 B8III
p PP 91465 51576 3.30 −2.62 497 B4Vne γ Cas variable,
q V337 89388 50371 3.39 −3.38 736 K3II irregular variable,
a V357 79351 45080 3.43 −2.11 418 B2IV eclipsing binary,
χ 65575 38827 3.46 −1.91 387 B3IVp β Cep variable,
l 84810 47854 3.69 −4.64 1509 G5Iab/Ib classical Cepheid,
u 94510 53253 3.78 1.42 97 K0III-IV... suspected variable,
s 90853 51232 3.81 −3.71 1042 F2II suspected variable
c 76728 43783 3.84 −1.06 312 B8III double star
x V382 96918 54463 3.93 −7.37 5927 G0Ia0 hypergiant
slow irregular variable,
i 79447 45101 3.96 −1.97 499 B3IV variable star,
I 90589 50954 3.99 2.94 53 F2IV suspected variable,
h 83183 46974 4.08 −4.83 1976 B5II
d V343 74375 42568 4.31 −3.87 1411 B1.5III β Cep variable
g 80230 45496 4.34 −1.74 536 M1III suspected variable,
N 47306 31407 4.35 −4.31 1762 B9III
A V415 50337 32761 4.39 −1.74 553 G6II Algol variable,
r 91942 51849 4.45 −3.68 1376 K3/K4II suspected variable
η 93308 4.47 7500 LBV Foramen, Tseen She; in Trumpler 16; binary star; luminous blue variable, ; surrounded by the Homunculus Nebula; one of the most luminous and most massive stars known.
G 78791 44599 4.47 −1.25 454 F6II-III
f V344 75311 43105 4.50 −1.62 546 B3Vne γ Cas variable,
m 83944 47391 4.51 0.33 224 B9V suspected variable
w V520 93070 52468 4.58 −2.99 1065 K3Ib irregular variable,
y V533 97534 54751 4.59 −8.34 12538 A6Ia α Cyg variable
z1 96566 54301 4.62 −0.65 370 G8III
P V399 90772 51192 4.65 A6Ia semiregular variable,
E V345 78764 44626 4.67 −2.94 1079 B2IVe γ Cas variable,
t2 92397 52102 4.69 −4.08 1852 K4/K5III: suspected variable
K 91375 51438 4.72 0.22 259 A2III
B 68456 39903 4.74 3.09 70 F5V
V518 92938 52370 4.76 −0.97 456 B3V in IC 2602; γ Cas variable
k 81101 45856 4.79 0.62 223 G6III
93194 52502 4.80 −1.06 484 B5Vn in IC 2602; suspected irregular variable,
D 66591 39138 4.81 −1.29 542 B3V suspected variable
e2 73389 42134 4.84 0.60 229 K0III
93607 52736 4.87 −0.83 449 B3IV in IC 2602; suspected variable
Q 61248 36942 4.93 −0.48 394 K3III suspected variable
b1 V376 77002 43937 4.93 −1.47 621 B2IV-V β Cep variable,
91496 51495 4.94 −2.42 964 K4/K5III suspected variable,
L 90264 50847 4.97 −0.63 430 B8V
t1 92063 51912 5.08 0.50 269 K1III
59219 36114 5.09 −1.09 562 K0III
z2 V371 96919 54461 5.12 −6.03 5525 B9Ia α Cyg variable,
53047 33779 5.14 −1.25 617 M1III semiregular variable
V386 54118 34105 5.14 0.45 282 A0p: α2 CVn variable,
M 88981 50083 5.15 0.31 304 Am
C 69863 40429 5.16 0.81 242 A+... binary star
b2 77370 44143 5.17 3.08 85 F3V
V460 66342 39070 5.19 −2.34 1045 M0II in NGC 2516; semiregular variable,
97583 54767 5.22 0.30 314 B9V double star
93549 52701 5.23 −0.37 429 B7IV in IC 2602
88323 49698 5.26 0.16 341 K0III optical double
V524 94367 53154 5.26 −6.08 6037 B9Ia α Cyg variable
e1 73390 42129 5.27 −2.08 962 B3V+...
91056 51313 5.27 −4.64 3135 K3Ib slow irregular variable
80951 45581 5.28 −1.44 721 A1V
84121 47479 5.30 1.16 220 A3IV
93540 52678 5.33 −0.45 466 B7:V in IC 2602; suspected variable
V519 92964 52405 5.36 −6.23 6792 B2.5Ia α Cyg variable,
57917 35589 5.38 −0.52 493 B9V
80671 45571 5.38 2.75 109 F4V
49689 32494 5.39 −1.83 906 K1II/IIIp+G: suspected variable
73887 42286 5.45 0.39 335 K0III
82350 46358 5.46 1.51 201 K2III
H 83095 46741 5.46 −1.47 791 K4III
V370 92207 52004 5.47 −6.52 8150 A0Ia α Cyg variable,
V450 53921 34000 5.50 −0.35 482 B9IV 53 Per variable,
V364 92664 52221 5.51 −0.26 466 B9p Si α2 CVn variable,
67364 39566 5.52 0.11 393 K3/K4III
79698 45219 5.54 −0.28 475 G6II
85656 48310 5.56 −1.78 959 K1IIICN...
64067 38152 5.57 −1.72 934 G5II
46569 31079 5.58 2.73 121 F8V
96706 54327 5.58 −2.12 1128 B2V variable star,
65907 38908 5.59 4.54 53 G2V...
76113 43499 5.59 −1.12 716 B8III
O V448 49877 32531 5.60 −0.72 598 K5III semiregular variable
65273 38656 5.62 0.51 343 K3/K4III
68434 39957 5.66 0.33 380 A3m...
89715 50520 5.66 0.90 292 A1V
V372 64722 38438 5.69 −2.56 1462 B1.5IV β Cep variable,
QY 88661 49934 5.70 −2.29 1294 B2IVnpe γ Cas variable,
S 88366 49751 5.71 1780 K5-M6e Mira variable,
97670 54829 5.73 −3.00 1821 B1.5V suspected variable
65662 38783 5.74 −2.17 1244 K4II in NGC 2516
93163 52487 5.75 −1.71 1009 B3:V suspected eclipsing binary,
V374 66194 38994 5.77 −1.72 1028 B2IVnpe in NGC 2516; γ Cas variable,
81830 46225 5.77 1.47 236 A4V+...
64185 38160 5.78 3.06 114 F1V spectroscopic binary
76538 43669 5.78 −2.35 1376 B5III
85655 48339 5.79 −1.01 746 K2IIICNp...
77615 44256 5.80 −2.13 1259 G8II
84152 47498 5.80 0.57 362 K0/K1III
88473 49764 5.80 −0.46 583 A0IV
49517 32402 5.81 −2.32 1376 K3III
93943 52922 5.85 −1.24 853 B9.5IV/V
80950 45585 5.86 1.32 264 A0V
60060 36444 5.87 0.84 330 K0III
66441 39184 5.87 −0.79 700 B5Vn suspected variable
V482 82536 46620 5.88 −1.68 1058 M2III semiregular variable
V514 92287 52043 5.89 −2.08 1278 B3IV rotating ellipsoidal variable,
82406 46460 5.90 1.33 268 A0V
82347 46482 5.91 0.06 482 K1III
87283 49164 5.93 −4.03 3196 A9IV possibly in NGC 3114
90454 50993 5.93 1.13 297 F2III
T 94776 53394 5.93 1.07 306 K0III not variable
60228 36496 5.95 0.33 433 M1III
94683 53334 5.95 −2.59 1663 K4III suspected variable
54732 34349 5.96 −0.23 564 K0III
56705 35084 5.96 0.58 389 K0V
70839 40932 5.96 −3.36 2380 B1.5III
92436 52127 5.96 −0.53 648 M1III
91533 51623 5.98 −6.71 11241 A2Iab suspected variable
V522 93737 52827 5.98 A0Ia α Cyg variable
81613 46101 5.99 0.92 337 K0III
94650 53272 5.99 −0.89 776 B6V
98560 55280 5.99 3.12 122 F6IV
90874 51194 6.00 1.76 229 A2V
53349 33800 6.01 2.36 175 F0V suspected variable
76346 43620 6.02 1.23 296 A0V has a planet (b)
80094 45418 6.02 0.00 522 B7IV variable star,
56239 34780 6.03 −0.29 598 A0IV/V
57852 35564 6.05 113 F5V component of the HIP 35564 system; suspected variable
82068 46328 6.05 1.88 223 A3Vn
V390 61966 37248 6.06 −0.05 544 B9IV-Vp... α2 CVn variable,
V535 98292 55140 6.06 −2.52 1698 M2III slow irregular variable
88825 50044 6.07 −2.84 1976 B4Ve
96544 54294 6.07 −1.81 1226 K2II/III
92682 52150 6.08 −1.57 1105 K3II variable star,
63382 37854 6.10 −1.20 942 F0II
R 82901 46806 6.10 416 M6.5 IIIpev Mira variable,
V369 91619 51676 6.11 −6.99 13583 B7Ia α Cyg variable,
U 95109 53589 6.11 G3Ia classical Cepheid,
70982 40926 6.11 0.34 464 G6/G8III
V461 66546 39225 6.12 −1.92 1320 B2IV-V Algol variable
65908 38863 6.14 0.37 464 B8V
V478 80710 45615 6.14 −1.96 1358 K2III semiregular variable
87543 49281 6.14 −2.49 1734 B4:Vne
95208 53546 6.16 −3.12 2345 K1II
95324 53701 6.16 0.93 363 B8IV
96088 54082 6.16 −3.63 2964 B3III
47001 31265 6.18 −0.17 607 G8III
V492 86659 48782 6.18 −1.43 1087 B3V 53 Per variable
87436 49233 6.18 −3.80 3228 A6II/III suspected variable
90630 50976 6.18 0.53 441 A2/A3V suspected variable
V655 91272 51425 6.19 −1.70 1235 B4IV Algol variable,
62897 37599 6.20 −0.23 629 K0III
75086 42936 6.20 −1.23 997 B7III
87238 49160 6.20 −0.62 753 K1II
84850 47913 6.22 1.68 264 F5IV
89263 50287 6.22 1.63 270 A5V
V532 97451 54708 6.24 −0.53 736 M4III semiregular variable
91767 51732 6.25 −0.78 830 K2/K3III suspected variable
V341 65750 38834 6.25 967 M0III semiregular variable,
93344 52520 6.25 1.12 346 A5IV/V
52603 33588 6.26 1.59 280 K2III
74622 42717 6.26 1.23 331 K2III
υ 85124 6.26 1623 A8 Ib component of the υ Car system
93372 52535 6.26 3.74 104 F6V
93502 52679 6.26 1.01 365 A0IV
94491 53231 6.26 −2.16 1575 B5V
82858 46737 6.27 −0.40 703 K1III
66607 39238 6.28 −0.28 668 B4V
V375 67536 39530 6.29 1249 B2.5Vn β Cep variable,
61031 36856 6.29 −1.76 1331 A1III/IV
93662 52797 6.29 −3.35 2763 M1II suspected variable,
94275 53100 6.29 −0.05 604 A6III
63926 38087 6.30 −2.91 2264 K0III+...
66341 39073 6.30 −1.81 1364 B8III in NGC 2516
81502 46049 6.30 −2.91 2264 K1/K2II/III
86606 48715 6.30 −2.69 2050 B1Ib
68423 39843 6.32 −0.58 782 B6V suspected variable
80126 45437 6.32 −1.32 1098 G8II
QZ 93206 52526 6.32 −3.23 2650 B0Ib: in Collinder 228; β Lyr variable,
82458 46407 6.33 2.57 184 F3/F5V
V486 84416 47591 6.33 0.04 592 A0V β Lyr variable
92536 52160 6.33 0.49 479 B8V in IC 2602
74341 42579 6.34 2.13 227 A3V
90074 50785 6.34 1.23 343 G6III
90289 50916 6.34 −0.59 793 K5Ib-II suspected variable,
93649 52730 6.34 −2.04 1545 A2IV
97472 54673 6.34 0.08 583 K2/K3III
74148 42440 6.35 0.71 437 A0V
89805 50562 6.35 −2.59 2000 K2II
V429 92740 52308 6.35 −4.72 5344 WN7 + A(SB1) Wolf–Rayet star and Algol variable, ; one of the most luminous stars known
93739 52785 6.35 −1.57 1249 B2IV
65189 38667 6.36 −1.08 1003 B8III
72322 41653 6.36 −0.36 721 G0V
V473 CarV473 76640 43763 6.36 −0.77 869 B5V 53 Per variable
79699 45214 6.36 0.21 553 B9V
78632 44665 6.37 0.08 590 K3III
61394 36977 6.39 0.06 601 K1/K2IIICN.
96568 54289 6.39 0.58 473 A3V
44267 29913 6.40 −0.70 858 K2/K3III variable star,
62758 37530 6.40 −1.18 1069 B2.5V
V368 88647 49926 6.40 801 M3III semiregular variable,
51210 33012 6.41 0.62 470 A3m...
87438 49223 6.41 −3.23 2763 K3Ib irregular variable,
91270 51461 6.41 −0.57 811 M2III suspected variable
84046 47422 6.42 0.01 623 B8/B9III/IVw... suspected variable,
88907 50067 6.42 −1.06 1022 B2V
V507 90966 51265 6.42 −2.56 2037 B2/B3III:ne Be star
91094 51327 6.42 0.00 627 M1III semiregular variable
98025 55003 6.42 0.16 583 A3V
78293 44565 6.43 −1.21 1101 A8III
93359 52537 6.43 1.25 354 A6IV
65867 38963 6.44 0.43 518 A8/A9IV suspected eclipsing binary
V469 72303 41644 6.44 −0.28 720 Ap Si α2 CVn variable
49705 32477 6.45 0.93 414 G6III
81896 46143 6.45 0.06 617 K1III
V495 88158 49642 6.45 −0.55 817 Ap Si α2 CVn variable
93131 52488 6.46 −5.05 6520 WN7 + A in Collinder 228; Wolf–Rayet star, ; one of the most luminous stars known
52622 33577 6.46 1.46 326 F2II suspected variable
54967 34350 6.46 −1.79 1455 B3V
93738 52815 6.46 0.67 469 B9.5V in IC 2602
49219 32269 6.47 −0.30 736 B5/B6V variable star,
70267 40655 6.47 2.01 254 F5V
V487 84809 47893 6.47 −0.66 869 B8III/IV α2 CVn variable
93695 52806 6.47 −1.41 1230 B5Vvar
95122 53556 6.48 −0.55 832 B7V suspected variable
92399 52103 6.50 −1.82 1502 B4/B5III/IV
V414 96248 54179 6.58 3700 B1Iab α Cyg variable,
57853 35564 6.63 113 F9V component of the HIP 35564 system
QX 86118 48589 6.64 1610 B2V Algol variable,
V430 96446 54266 6.68 1540 B2k β Cep variable,
53143 33690 6.68 59.74 G9V has a circumstellar disk
VY 93203 52538 6.91 9100 F7Iab/Ib classical Cepheid,
AG 94910 53461 6.96 17000 B2-3Ib/WN11 luminous blue variable,
BO 93420 7.18 M4Iab: semiregular variable,
93403 52628 7.30 2670 O5.5I+O7V binary star
93129A 7.31 7500 O2If*+O3.5 in Trumpler 14; binary star; primary is one of the most luminous stars known
V 72275 41588 7.31 5600 G2Iab: classical Cepheid,
93843 7.33 O5III(f)v irregular variable,
95086 53524 7.36 295 A8III has a planet (b)
93250 52558 7.50 7500 O4IIIfc in Trumpler 16; suspected variable
HR 90177 50843 7.57 17700 B3Iaep luminous blue variable,
V385 96548 54283 7.70 5900 WN8h Wolf–Rayet star and rotating ellipsoidal variable, ; one of the most luminous stars known
V560 93205 7.75 7500 O3.5V((f+)) in Trumpler 16; rotating ellipsoidal variable,
IW 82084
82085 		7.90 A4Iab/II: RV Tau variable,
65216 38558 7.98 112 G5V has two planets (b & c)
V431 97152 54574 8.07 4000 WC7+O7V Wolf–Rayet star; eclipsing binary,
63765 38041 8.10 5.53 106 G9V Tapecue; has a planet (b)
Y 91565 51653 8.16 3050 F2 double-mode Cepheid,
51608 33229 8.17 114 K0IV has two planets (b & c)
HD 85628 A 85628 8.19 559 A3V has a planet (b)
YZ 90912 51262 8.24 5900 G5 classical Cepheid,
V396 86161 48617 8.32 WN8h rotating ellipsoidal variable, ; one of the most luminous stars known
EM 97484 8.52 O8V Algol variable
RT 303310 52562 8.55 1430 M2Iab: possibly in Trumpler 15; irregular variable,, one of the largest stars known
V596 85567 48269 8.57 6900 B2 FS CMa variable,
UX 91039 51338 8.62 2530 F2II classical Cepheid,
XZ 305996 54101 8.67 B2:pe classical Cepheid,
GG 94878 53444 8.70 B0/2eq Be star and re-radiating binary system,
V403 8.74 8400 B1III in NGC 3293; β Cep variable,
V572 8.75 7500 O7V((f))+
O9.5V+
B0.2IV 		in Trumpler 16; Algol variable,
V348 90707 8.78 B1III β Lyr variable,
93162 8.80 7500 O2.5If*/WN6 in Trumpler 16; Wolf–Rayet star; one of the most luminous stars known
V409 60435 36537 8.89 739 Ap... rapidly oscillating Ap star
92809 52331 9.03 3400 WC6 Wolf–Rayet star
V381 92024 9.04 8400 B1III in NGC 3293; β Cep variable,
GH 306077 54621 9.20 G0 classical Cepheid,
WZ 94777 53397 9.37 4700 F8 classical Cepheid,
V731 9.43 7500 O8V+O9.5V in Trumpler 16; Algol variable,
V392 9.49 A2Vp... in NGC 2516; Algol and α2 CVn variable,
XY 308149 53945 9.49 G5 classical Cepheid,
V640 87643 9.50 B2e Orion variable,
V573 9.52 7500 O9.5V+B0.3V in Trumpler 16; Algol variable
V398 90657 51109 9.69 3500 WN5+O4-6 Wolf–Rayet star; eclipsing binary,
GL 306168 9.70 B3:V Algol variable
DW 305543 9.85 B2:pe in Collinder 228; Algol variable
V648 9.99 M3pe+OB Z And variable,
10.16 sgB1[e] B[e] star
GZ 302719 50615 10.20 2400 G5 double-mode Cepheid,
HH 303503 10.31 B Algol variable,
EY 52380 10.35 B2:pe double-mode Cepheid,
V557 307938 10.57 G2V BY Dra variable,
V500 89358 50368 10.6 6300 WN4-s Wolf–Rayet star
V428 94546 53274 10.7 WN4+O8V Wolf–Rayet star; eclipsing binary,
10.85 WN11 Wolf–Rayet star,
97950A 11.12 20000 WN6ha+O3V in NGC 3603; Algol variable, both components among the most luminous and massive stars known
CR 11.30 B2:pe classical Cepheid,
97950B 11.33 WN6h+abs one of the most luminous and most massive stars known
11.52 41.31 M3.5 has a planet
QU 310376 54226 11.54 1290 B+... V Sge variable,
V541 94305 11.73 WC6+O7.5V Algol variable,
V432 11.79 WR: luminous blue variable,
97950C 11.89 WN6h+abs spectroscopic binary
V662 12.09 7500 O5.5V+O9.5V in Trumpler 16; Algol variable,
12.27 B1.5Iab in NGC 3603; potential supernova progenitor
V574 12.73 WR+... Algol variable,
12.78 M4.0V
V366 12.92 M5-7.5 Mira and Z And variable,
V727 13.09 DA2.2+M re-radiating binary system
V712 13.5 O3If*/WN6+
O3If*/WN6 		in Westerlund 2; Algol variable
13.92 15.602 M4
V752 14.42 1800 K has a transiting planet (b)
14.72 −6.4 25,000 O2If* rare O2If* type, along with HD 93129A
V395 15.3 K0IIIe low-mass X-ray binary
V816 15.47 FV+MV possibly has a transiting planet
V759 15.55 5000 G has a transiting planet (b) and
a possible second planet
V742 15.72 7110 F has a transiting planet (b)
OY 16.2 277 M5/M6:... SU UMa variable and eclipsing binary,
16.84 12700 G has a transiting planet (b)
5300 F has a transiting planet (b)
V817 has a transiting brown dwarf
2935 F3 has a transiting planet (b)
Be anomalous X-ray pulsar
16.1 T6 brown dwarf
pulsar
pulsar

See also

References

Notes and References

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