Stars in the Constellation Carina

DENIS J081730.0−615520

DENIS J081730.0−615520 (we’ll call it Dennis; the catalog name is just too long) is a brown dwarf in the constellation Carina. It is located 17 light years away and is the brightest T-dwarf in the night sky. It was discovered that the dwarf had hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide in its atmosphere. Astronomical data Radius (in Solar Radii): 0.0944 R☉ Diameter… Continue reading DENIS J081730.0−615520

V382 Carinae

V382 Carinae (also known as X Carinae) is an extremely rare yellow hypergiant star in the constellation Carina. Yellow hypergiants are extremely rare, with only 20 known ones in our galaxy alone. V382 Carinae is one of the largest stars, with a radius of 616 Solar Radii, nearly on par with Antares, Betelgeuse and R Horologii. V382 Carinae is usually… Continue reading V382 Carinae