U Carinae

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

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

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

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.

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 h Carinae and H Carinae are distinct.

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

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