⭐ Star
Eta Carinae
A pair of giant stars, one of them about 90 times heavier than the Sun.
- Distance
- 7,500 light-years away
- Stars
- Two, about 90 and 30 times the Sun’s mass
Did you know?
- The bigger star shines about 5 million times brighter than the Sun.
- The two stars swing unusually close to each other every 5.5 years.
The life of a starA step in a star’s life: a huge, heavy star
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