C Carinae

For c Carinae, see HD 76728.

C Carinae A/B
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Carina
Right ascension	08^h15^m15.9^s
Declination	−62°54′57″
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.3/+7.9
Distance	242 ± 10 ly (74 ± 3 pc)
Spectral type	A2V
Other designations
HR 3260, HD 69863, CP−62°985, HIP 40429, SAO 250164, GC 11275, CCDM J08153-6255

C Carinae (C Car) is a binary star in the constellation Carina. It is approximately 242 light years from Earth and has a combined apparent magnitude of +5.16.

The primary component, C Carinae A, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.3. Its companion, C Carinae B, is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +7.9. The two stars are separated by 3.9 arcseconds, or at least 290 AU.

Carina constellation

Stars (list)

Bayer	α (Canopus) β (Miaplacidus) ε (Avior) η θ ι (Aspidiske) υ χ ω a (V357) p (PP) l

Variable	R S T (not variable) U V X Y RT UX VY WZ XY XZ YZ AG BO CR DW EM EY GG GH GL GZ HH HR IW OY QU QX QY QZ V337 (q) V341 V343 (d) V344 (f) V345 (E) V348 V364 V368 V369 V370 V371 (z²) V372 V374 V375 V376 (b¹) V381 V382 (x) V386 V390 V392 V398 V399 (P) V403 V409 V414 V415 (A) V428 V430 V431 V448 (O) V450 V460 V461 V469 V473 V478 V482 V486 V487 V492 V495 V507 V514 V518 V519 V520 (w) V522 V524 V528 V532 V533 (y) V535 V557 V560 V596 V640 V655

HR	2278 2400 2416 2435 (N) 2515 2523 2524 2592 2634 2638 2652 2661 2698 2754 2767 2813 2815 2862 2884 2892 2925 2934 (Q) 2941 3006 3012 3031 3056 3062 3070 3100 3105 3120 3133 3138 3139 3152 3156 3159 (D) 3161 3180 3217 3218 3220 (B) 3260 (C) 3274 3293 3298 3368 3414 (e²) 3415 (e¹) 3432 3443 3455 3471 3489 3536 3549 3560 3571 (c) 3598 (b²) 3604 3622 3632 3643 (G) 3663 (i) 3673 3691 3693 3696 (g) 3712 3720 3721 3728 (k) 3740 3742 3752 3761 3776 3777 3783 3813 3821 (H) 3825 (h) 3856 (m) 3863 3864 3887 3913 3914 3944 3957 3960 3966 3967 3971 3995 4002 4018 4022 4025 (M) 4043 4065 4089 (L) 4091 4095 4102 (I) 4105 4114 (s) 4115 4120 4128 4138 (K) 4142 4144 4151 4159 (r) 4164 (t¹) 4177 (t²) 4179 4186 4204 4205 4211 4212 V213 4217 4219 4220 4222 4226 4239 4257 (u) 4262 4266 4279 4290 4323 4325 (z¹) 4326 4329 4349 4355 4361 4384

HD	49219 51608 53143 54967 63765 65216 79699 81896 82458 84046 89805 90074 90657 91094 92399 92536 93129A 93131 93250 93403 93645 93695 93738 93739 93843 94275 94305 94491 95122 96088 97950 98025

Other	BPM 6502 CPD−57° 2874 CPD−59° 2628 CPD−59° 2635 DEN 0817-6155 1E 1048-59 FO 15 He 2-38 He 3-519 Innes' star LHS 288 NGC 3603-A1 NGC 3603-B NGC 3603-C NN 3618 OGLE-TR-111 OGLE-TR-113 OGLE-TR-122 OGLE-TR-123 OGLE-TR-132 OGLE-TR-182 OGLE-TR-211 OGLE2-TR-L9 PSR J1048-5832 PSR J1119-6127 2S 0921-630 Sher 25 SS73 17 Tr 16-104 WR 16 WR 18 WR 20a WR 22 WR 23 WR 25 WR 30 WR 30a WR 31a WR 40 WR 42e WRA 751

Star clusters

Association	Carina OB1 Carina OB2

Open	Collinder 228 IC 2602 NGC 2516 NGC 2609 NGC 3036 NGC 3114 NGC 3247 NGC 3255 NGC 3293 NGC 3324 NGC 3496 NGC 3519 NGC 3532 NGC 3572 NGC 3590 NGC 3603 Trumpler 14 Trumpler 15 Trumpler 16 Westerlund 2

Globular	NGC 2808

Nebulae

HII	Carina Nebula NGC 3199 NGC 3576 NGC 3579 NGC 3581 NGC 3582 NGC 3584 NGC 3586 RCW 49

Reflection	Homunculus Nebula IC 2220 NGC 3503

Planetary	He 2-36 He 2-47 IC 2448 IC 2501 IC 2553 NGC 2867 NGC 3211

SNR	G290.1-0.8

Pulsar wind	IGR J11014-6103

Galaxies

NGC	2191 2369 2369A 2369B 2381 2417 2502 2640 2714 2788 2822 2836 2842 2887 3059 3136 3136A 3136B

Other	Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

Galaxy
clusters

Abell 3391
Abell 3395
Bullet Cluster

Other

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