Eta Carinae A

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Giant
gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 1 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude -5.5
approximately 6.8
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 30,000 K
gptkbp:composed_of helium-rich
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Eta_Carinae_B
gptkb:star
gptkbp:discovery_year 1837
gptkbp:distance approximately 7,500 light-years
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 7,500 light years
7,500 light years
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 5 million solar luminosities
gptkbp:has_spectral_type O-type star
O2 If*
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eta Carinae A
gptkbp:is_associated_with massive star formation
stellar winds
supernova potential
gptkbp:is_considered one of the most massive stars known
a prototype of Luminous Blue Variables
a key object in studying massive stars
gptkbp:is_expected_to 3 to 8 million years old
gptkbp:is_known_for its variability
massive outbursts
its outflowing material
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Carina_constellation
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Carina_constellation
infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Carina_Nebula
gptkb:Eta_Carinae
gptkb:Eta_Carinae_system
gptkb:star
stellar nursery
massive star population
massive star binary system
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
optical wavelengths
gptkbp:lighting X-ray source
highly variable
irregular light curve
gptkbp:losses high mass loss rate
gptkbp:mass approximately 100 solar masses
gptkbp:massive_star massive star system
gptkbp:max_speed strong stellar wind
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Great_Eruption_of_1840s
gptkbp:originated_in post-main sequence
gptkbp:size gptkb:Eta_Carinae_B
gptkbp:supernova_potential potential supernova candidate
gptkbp:surrounding_nebula gptkb:Homunculus_Nebula
gptkbp:type gptkb:Luminous_Blue_Variable
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:Luminous_Blue_Variable
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eta_Carinae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5