AG Carinae

**AG Car**
Observation data Epoch J2000
The location of AG Car
Constellation (pronunciation)	Carina
Right ascension	10h 56m 11.5763s
Declination	-60° 27' 12.815"'
Apparent magnitude (V)	7.09
Characteristics
Spectral type	B2
U-B color index	?
B-V color index	?
Variable type	None
Astrometry
Radial velocity (R_v)	-171.5 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: -6.48 mas/yr Dec.: 1.35 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	-0.56 ± 0.67 mas
Distance	approx. -6000 ly (approx. -2000 pc)
Absolute magnitude (M_V)	7.58
Details
Mass	50 M_☉
Radius	? R_☉
Luminosity	1.000.000 L_☉
Temperature	? K
Metallicity	?
Rotation	?
Age	? years
Other designations
V* AG Car, GC 15044, SPH 113, ALS 2035, SS73 27, AN 96.1914, LS 2035, TYC 8958-3996-1, CD-59° 3430, GSC 08958-03996, 2MASS J10561158-6027128, HD 94910, PK 289-00 1, CPC 20.1 2994, Hen 3-528, WRAY 15-693, CPD-59° 2860, Hen 2-58, SAO 251185, WR 31b, HIC 53461, AAVSO 1052-59, ESO 128-21, HIP 53461.

AG Carinae (AG Car) is a star in the constellation Carina. It is classified as a luminous blue variable and is one of the most luminous stars in the Milky Way. The large distance (20,000 light-years) and intervening dust mean that the star is not visible to the naked eye; its apparent brightness varies irregularly between 7.1^m and 9.0^m. The star is surrounded by a large planetary nebula, formed by material expulsed from the star by its powerful stellar wind. The star is apparently in a transitional phase between a massive class O blue supergiant and a Wolf-Rayet star.