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bright blue variable comparison table
Subject has energy production has U magnitude has amplitude has position on celestial sphere has B magnitude has location has surface temperature has material has proper motion has absolute magnitude has surface density has name designated with has V magnitude has spectra has volume has catalog has parallax has temperature has light curve has velocity is an instance of has radiation at surface has momentum has apparent magnitude has extent has mass has observable variation time scale has spectral type has observational problem has optical brightness variation has angular momentum has star surface temperature has age has energy source
eta Carinaewhich takes place primarily within the core  from the point of view of Earth or center of gravitygreater than 1000 Kelvinhydrogen, helium  which depends on luminosity class
  1. R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z and the genitive of the latin constellation name
  2. RR, RS, RT, RU, RV, RW, RX, RY, or RZ and the genitive of the latin constellation name when the single letter designations are exhausted
  3. AA...AZ, BB...BZ, etc. (omitting J), which ends with QQ...QZ and the genitive of the latin constellation namewhen the RR...RZ designations are exhausted
  4. V 335, V 336, etc., when the double letter designations are exhausted
   star catalogfrom the point of view of Earth's orbit  determined from proper motion and radial velocitybright blue variablewhich is diffused out from the hotter core   greater than 0.08 the sun's masswithin a period of decades some difficulty in distinguishing between various kinds0.2 magnitudes or greater   gravitational contraction and or fusion

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