Star
ω Carinae
HIP 50099 · Blue-white giant
True colour from its B–V index (-0.07) — a surface around 11,100 K.
Distance
342 light-years
Spectral type
B8III
Brightness
mag 3.29
Absolute mag
-1.81
Luminosity
462 × Sun
Surface
~11,100 K
Right ascension
10h 13m 44s
Declination
−70° 02′
- ω Carinae is a blue-white giant in Carina.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.