OMEGA CARINAE

'Omega Carinae' (ω Car / ω Carinae) is a star in the constellation Carina. With a declination greater than 70 degrees south of the celestial equator, it is the most southerly of the bright stars of Carina (third-magnitude or brighter), and it is part of a popular southern asterism known as the 'Diamond Cross'. This star also has the proper name 'Simiram', meaning ''"The Sunlit Sea"'' or ''"The Sun Shining on the Sea"'' in Chuukese.
ω Carinae is a blue-white B-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.29. It is approximately 370 light years from Earth.

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★ HD 89080 -- Emission-line Star

★ Southern Sky Photos

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★ Yale Bright Star Catalog: Omega Carinae