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The Bayer designations h Carinae and H Carinae are distinct.

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Carina Nebula H II region in the constellation Carina

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IC 2602

IC 2602, generally known as the Southern Pleiades or Theta Carinae Cluster, is an open cluster in the constellation Carina that was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751 from South Africa. Easily seen with the naked eye, this cluster is one of the closest to us, whose distance is about 167.7 parsecs away from Earth.

Iota Carinae Star in the constellation Carina

Iota Carinae, officially named Aspidiske, is a star in the southern circumpolar constellation of Carina. With an apparent visual magnitude of 2.2, it is one of the brighter stars in the night sky.

Epsilon Carinae Star in the constellation Carina

Epsilon Carinae, officially named Avior, is a binary star in the southern constellation of Carina. At apparent magnitude +1.86 it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, but is not visible from the northern hemisphere. The False Cross is an asterism formed of Delta Velorum, Kappa Velorum, Iota Carinae and ε Carinae. It is so called because it is sometimes mistaken for the Southern Cross, causing errors in astronavigation.

Z Carinae and z Carinae are designations referring to stars in the constellation Carina.

T Carinae is a star in the southern constellation of Carina. Although given a variable star designation, it is now thought to be constant; the identifier HD 94776 from the Henry Draper catalogue may be used instead. It has an orange hue and is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.93. The distance to this object is approximately 285 light years based on parallax, and it has an absolute magnitude of 1.08. It is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −26 km/s.

The Bayer designations e Carinae and E Carinae are distinct and the designation e Carinae is shared by two stars in the constellation Carina:

The Bayer designations p Carinae and P Carinae are distinct.

QZ Carinae Star system in the constellation Carina

QZ Carinae is a multiple star system in the constellation Carina. It is the brightest member of the loose open cluster Collinder 228 and one of the brightest stars in the Carina Nebula. The apparent magnitude is variable from +6.16 to +6.49 with a period of 6 days.

The Bayer designations b Carinae and B Carinae are distinct and the designation b Carinae is shared by two stars in the constellation Carina:

The Bayer designations g Carinae and G Carinae refer to separate stars:

The Bayer designations q Carinae and Q Carinae are distinct.

The Bayer designations i Carinae and I Carinae are distinct and refer to stars/star systems of apparent magnitude 3.96 and 3.99 respectively.

The Bayer designations c Carinae and C Carinae are distinct.

The Bayer designations d Carinae and D Carinae are distinct.

The Bayer designations k Carinae and K Carinae are distinct.

The Bayer designations l Carinae and L Carinae are distinct.

The Bayer designations m Carinae and M Carinae are distinct.

The Bayer designations S Carinae and s Carinae are distinct. Due to technical limitations, both designations link here. For the star

The Bayer designations U Carinae and u Carinae are distinct. Due to technical limitations, both designations link here. For the star