luminous blue variable star
C31022
concept
A luminous blue variable star is a massive, hot, and highly unstable star that undergoes dramatic, irregular changes in brightness and mass loss over relatively short astronomical timescales.
Observed surface forms (1)
- luminous blue variable candidate outburst ×1
Instances (4)
- Eta Carinae
- SN 1961V via concept surface "luminous blue variable candidate outburst"
- S Doradus
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Carina
surface form: Eta Carinae