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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| V399 Carinae | 0 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cool luminous supergiant
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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
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constellation Carina ⓘ |
| luminosity | highly luminous ⓘ |
| luminosityClass | I ⓘ |
| massCategory | massive star ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a red supergiant
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extreme size ⓘ high brightness ⓘ |
| observationalContext |
frequently included in photometric studies of Carina region
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Jewel Box cluster
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red supergiant V399 Carinae (within field, often associated observationally)
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