swap_horiz Eta Carinae Alternatives

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Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse is a massive red supergiant star located within the constellation Orion. It’s notable due to its immense size...

Orion Variable M Type Red Supergiant

9.2 Excellent

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Canopus

Canopus is a massive, white-yellow supergiant star located in the Carina constellation. It’s notable for being the secon...

Navigation Supergiant F Type Second Brightest

9.1 Excellent

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P Cygni

P Cygni is a luminous blue variable star in the constellation Cygnus, estimated to lie several thousand light-years from...

Massive Cygnus Luminous Blue Variable Outburst

8.5 Great

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Theta1 Orionis C

Theta1 Orionis C is the most massive and luminous member of the Trapezium cluster, a group of young stars at the centre...

Massive Orion Main Sequence O Type

8.4 Great

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NML Cygni

NML Cygni, also designated V1489 Cygni, is an extreme red hypergiant star located in the constellation of Cygnus. Estima...

Massive Cygnus M Type Red Hypergiant

8.1 Great

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Pistol Star

The Pistol Star is a massive, highly luminous blue hypergiant star located near the center of the Milky Way galaxy withi...

Massive Luminous Sagittarius Galactic Center

8.1 Great

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Gamma Velorum

Gamma Velorum is a prominent multiple-star system located in the southern constellation of Vela, approximately 1,100 lig...

Massive Vela Multiple Wolf Rayet

8.1 Great

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HD 93129A

HD 93129A is an extremely massive and luminous O-type supergiant star located within the Carina Nebula, specifically in...

Hot Supergiant Carinae O Type

8.1 Great

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S Doradus

S Doradus is a Luminous Blue Variable (LBV) star located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky...

Luminous Variable Lmc Luminous Blue Variable

8.1 Great

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VV Cephei

VV Cephei is an eclipsing binary system in the constellation Cepheus composed of a very large, cool M-type supergiant an...

Massive Cepheus M Type Eclipsing Binary

7.9 Good

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AG Carinae

AG Carinae is a luminous blue variable star in the southern constellation Carina, located thousands of light-years from...

Massive Southern Carinae Luminous Blue Variable

7.9 Good

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WR 102

WR 102 is a rare oxygen-sequence Wolf-Rayet star, classified WO2, in the constellation Sagittarius. Its spectrum is domi...

Compact Massive Wolf Rayet Sagittarius

7.9 Good

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Stephenson 2-18

Stephenson 2-18 is a highly luminous red supergiant observed in the direction of the massive stellar cluster Stephenson...

Massive Scutum M Type Red Supergiant

7.9 Good

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Miaplacidus

Miaplacidus, designated Beta Carinae, is an A-type subgiant or giant star located approximately 113 light-years away in...

Bright Giant Southern A Type

7.8 Good

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Avior

Avior, designated Epsilon Carinae, is a binary star system situated in the southern constellation of Carina. It consists...

Binary Giant Southern Carinae

7.7 Good

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HR 5171

HR 5171, also cataloged as V766 Centauri, is a yellow hypergiant star located in the constellation Centaurus. It is clas...

Massive Yellow Centaurus G Type

7.7 Good

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Peony Star

The Peony Star, formally designated as WR 102ka, is a massive Wolf-Rayet star situated in close proximity to the center...

Massive Wolf Rayet Sagittarius Galactic Center

7.7 Good

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LBV 1806-20

LBV 1806-20 is a luminous blue variable star located near the center of the Milky Way galaxy. It resides in a dense star...

Massive Sagittarius Galactic Center Luminous Blue Variable

7.6 Good

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V354 Cephei

V354 Cephei is a red supergiant star located in the Milky Way galaxy within the northern constellation of Cepheus. Astro...

Massive Variable Cepheus M Type

7.3 Good

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Aspidiske

Aspidiske, formally designated Iota Carinae, is a stellar body located in the southern constellation of Carina. It is a...

Bright Giant Southern A Type

7.3 Good