MIAPLACIDUS (Beta Carinae). In spite of intense study, some stars refuse to yield their true characters. Here is the opposite, one that seems to be about as completely understood as reasonably possible.
Miaplacidus is a hot, white A2IV subgiant star having a luminosity of about 210 times that of the sun and a diameter about 5.7 times greater than the sun.
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed ...
7 mag (about 300 lightyears distant), beta Car, Miaplacidus, a blue-white star of 1.7 mag, gamma Car,Almuhlif with 1.8 mag and epsilon Car, She (sometimes called Avior), which is a yellow giant with a brightness of 1.9 mag.
Miaplacidus (Beta Car)
Avior (Epsilon Car)
Turais (Iota Car)
Carina was originally part of the large constellation Argo Navis.
Named stars in this image are : Avior (ε Car), Miaplacidus (β Car), Turais (ι Car),
Adjoining constellations: Carina, Chamaeleon, Dorado, Mensa, Pictor.
Named stars: Alpha Car (Canopus), Beta Car (Miaplacidus), Epsilon Car (Avior), Iota Car (Tureis)
Info:
Cassiopeia ...
Miaplacidus (Beta Carinae)
Mice, The (NGC 4676 A and B)
microlensing
Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics (MOA)
Microlensing Planet Search (MPS) Project
micrometeorites
microquasar
Microscopium
microturbulence
microwave window ...
 See also: Star, Constellation, Carina, Canopus, Sky
  
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