Eta Carinae
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Eta Carinae, formerly known as Eta 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 distant in the constellation Carina. Wikipedia
Coordinates: RA 10h 45m 4s | Dec -59° 41′ 4″
Absolute magnitude: -8.6
Distance to Earth: 7,502 light years
Age: 3.002 million years
Mass: 30–80 M ☉
Absolute magnitude (MV): −8.6 (2012)
Apparent magnitude (B): 6.82