Eta Carinae - Wikipedia
WEBEta Carinae (η Carinae, abbreviated to η Car), 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 (2,300 parsecs) distant in the constellation Carina.
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WEBJan 6, 2015 · Located about 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina, Eta Carinae comprises two massive stars whose eccentric orbits bring them unusually close every 5.5 years. Both produce powerful gaseous outflows called stellar winds, which enshroud the stars and stymy efforts to directly measure their properties.
Watch the Great Eruption of a Massive Star: Eta Carinae
WEBApr 19, 2022 · Eta Carinae is a prime example of the outbursts in the dying stages of very high mass stars. In addition, the team has released a shorter video focused on the layers seen in visible, Hydrogen Alpha, ultraviolet, and x-ray observations.
Eta Carinae: Our Neighboring Superstars - NASA
WEBAug 26, 2014 · The Eta Carinae star system does not lack for superlatives. Not only does it contain one of the biggest and brightest stars in our galaxy, weighing at least 90 times the mass of the sun, it is also extremely volatile and is expected to have at least one supernova explosion in the future.
Eta Carinae - Star Facts – Stars: A guide to the night sky
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Eta Carinae (η Car) is a massive binary star system located approximately 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Carina. The system consists of two exceptionally massive stars that will end their lives as supernovae.
Eta Carinae | Massive Star, Nebula, Outburst | Britannica
WEBEta Carinae, peculiar red star and nebula about 7,500 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation Carina and now known to be a binary star system. It is one of a small class of stars called luminous blue variables.
Eta Carinae - NASA
WEBSep 3, 2020 · What will be the next star in our Milky Way galaxy to explode as a supernova? Astronomers aren’t certain, but one candidate is in Eta Carinae, a volatile system containing two massive stars that closely orbit each other.
Eta Carinae: The Great Eruption of a Massive Star | HubbleSite
WEBJan 25, 2022 · Eta Carinae, or Eta Car, is famous for a brilliant and unusual outburst, called the "Great Eruption," observed in the 1840s. This visualization presents the story of that event and examines the resulting multiwavelength emissions and three-dimensional structures surrounding Eta Car today.
NASA Missions Take an Unparalleled Look into Superstar Eta Carinae
WEBJan 7, 2015 · Located about 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina, Eta Carinae comprises two massive stars whose eccentric orbits bring them unusually close every 5.5 years. Both produce powerful gaseous outflows called stellar winds, which enshroud the stars and stymy efforts to directly measure their properties.
Eta Carinae (η Carinae) | Facts, Information, History & Definition
WEBFeb 4, 2020 · Eta Carinae is the only known star that emits ultraviolet laser emissions. The Eta Carinae star system is located at around 7.500 light-years / 2.300 parsecs away from the Sun. The two main components of Eta Carinae, are …