Carinae
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The word is derived from carina
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Eta Carinae and WR 104 have been cited as possible future gamma-ray burst progenitors.
Eta Carinae is so massive that it has reached the theoretical upper limit for the mass of a star and is therefore unstable.
Epsilon Carinae is an orange-hued giant star similarly bright to Miaplacidus at magnitude 1.9; it is 630 light-years from Earth.
Epsilon Carinae and Upsilon Carinae are double stars visible in small telescopes.
During this time, he also witnessed the Great Eruption of Eta Carinae (December, 1837).
However, since 1843, Eta Carinae has remained relatively placid, having a magnitude between 6.5 and 7.9.sfn However, in 1998, it brightened again, though only to magnitude 5.0, a far less drastic outburst.