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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	P Carinae
Gould Number	195 G. Carinae
HR (BSC)	4110
HD	90772
Variable Designation	V399 Carinae
Constellation	Carina
Right Ascension	10h 27m 24s
Declination	-57° 38' 20"
Distance	c.6,600 light years c.2,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.67 Absolute: -6.85
Spectral Class	A9Ia white supergiant
Optimum Visibility	March (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

The variable supergiant P Carinae dominates the open cluster IC 2851, on the outer northern fringes of the extensive Eta Carinae Nebula. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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