red supergiant V399 Carinae (within field, often associated observationally)

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Red supergiant V399 Carinae is a highly luminous, evolved massive star in the constellation Carina, notable for its extreme size and brightness and its frequent inclusion in observations of nearby star clusters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cool luminous supergiant
red supergiant star
associatedWith nearby star clusters in Carina
brightnessCategory supergiant luminosity
celestialObjectType star
color red
constellation Carina NERFINISHED
energySource nuclear fusion in stellar core
evolution late stage of massive star evolution
evolutionaryFuture likely core-collapse supernova progenitor
evolutionaryStage evolved massive star
galaxy Milky Way NERFINISHED
hemisphere southern celestial hemisphere
locatedIn Milky Way galaxy NERFINISHED
constellation Carina
luminosity highly luminous
luminosityClass I
massCategory massive star
notableFor being a red supergiant
extreme size
high brightness
observationalContext frequently included in photometric studies of Carina region
often observed in fields containing nearby star clusters
population Population I star
radiusCategory very large stellar radius
spectralClass M-type supergiant
surfaceTemperatureCategory low effective temperature compared to Sun
temperatureCategory cool star
variability variable brightness

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Jewel Box cluster containsNotableStar red supergiant V399 Carinae (within field, often associated observationally)