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Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae
The Homunculus Nebula, surrounding Eta Carinae, imaged by WFPC2 at red and near-ultraviolet wavelengths
Credit: Jon Morse (University of Colorado) & NASA Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Carina
Right ascension 10h 45m 03.591s
Declination −59° 41′ 04.26″
Apparent magnitude (V) −1.0 to ~7.6
4.8 (2011)
4.6 (2013)
4.3 (2018)
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Eta Carinae variable
Spectral type B1Ia+(η Car) + WN9h/O3Ia
Apparent magnitude (U) 6.37
Apparent magnitude (B) 6.82
Apparent magnitude (R) 4.90
Apparent magnitude (J) 3.39
Apparent magnitude (H) 2.51
Apparent magnitude (K) 0.94
U−B colour index −0.45
B−V colour index +0.61
Variable type η Car & binary