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Beta Carinae is the second-brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina. It has the official name Miaplacidus; [14] Beta Carinae is the star's Bayer designation, which is Latinised from β Carinae and abbreviated Beta Car or β Car. With apparent magnitude of 1.69, [3] it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
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Carina (/ k ə ˈ r aɪ n ə, k ə ˈ r iː n ə / kə-RY-nə, - REE-) is a constellation in the southern sky.Its name is Latin for the keel of a ship, and it was the southern foundation of the larger constellation of Argo Navis (the ship Argo) until it was divided into three pieces, the other two being Puppis (the poop deck), and Vela (the sails of the ship).
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The Bayer designations b Carinae and B Carinae are distinct and the designation b Carinae is shared by two stars in the constellation Carina: for b 1 Carinae, see V376 Carinae; for b 2 Carinae, see HD 77370; for B Carinae, see HR 3220
V343 Carinae is a blue-white star or star system in the southern constellation of Carina. It has the Bayer designation d Carinae, while V343 Carinae is a variable star designation. The star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.31. [3] The distance to this object is approximately 1,440 light years based on parallax.
V345 Carinae is a star in the constellation Carina. It has the Bayer designation E Carinae ; V345 Carinae is the variable star designation . The star has a blue-white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude that fluctuates around +4.66. [ 3 ]
V376 Carinae is a binary star [3] system in the southern constellation of Carina. It has the Bayer designation b 1 Carinae ; V376 Carinae is the variable star designation . The system is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light with a combined apparent magnitude of +4.69. [ 3 ]