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gptkbp:instanceOf
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stellar system
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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4.55 (variable)
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gptkbp:associatedNebula
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gptkb:Homunculus_Nebula
gptkb:Carina_Nebula
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gptkbp:component
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gptkb:Eta_Carinae_A
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Homunculus_Nebula
gptkb:Eta_Carinae_A
gptkb:Eta_Carinae_B
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gptkbp:declination
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−59° 41′ 4.26″
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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Edmond Halley (as a star, 1677)
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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~7,500 light-years
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gptkbp:epoch
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gptkb:J2000
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gptkbp:hasCompanion
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gptkb:Eta_Carinae_B
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Eta Carinae system
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Carina_constellation
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gptkbp:mass
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>100 solar masses (combined)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Great_Eruption_(1837–1858)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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one of the most massive binary systems known
extreme stellar wind and mass loss
potential supernova progenitor
source of X-ray emission
subject of extensive astronomical study
one of the brightest stars in the sky during the 19th century
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gptkbp:orbitType
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~5.54 years
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gptkbp:otherDesignation
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gptkb:HD_93308
gptkb:HIP_52067
gptkb:HR_4210
gptkb:SAO_238429
2MASS J10445192-5955119
CD−59° 4474
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Milky_Way
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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10h 45m 3.591s
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gptkbp:spectralType
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LBV + O or WR
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gptkbp:variableStar
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yes
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gptkbp:variableType
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S Doradus variable
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Homunculus_Nebula
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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