Z Carinae and z Carinae are designations referring to stars in the constellation Carina.
The Bayer designation z Carinae (z Car) is shared by two stars in the constellation Carina, separated by 0.53° on the sky:
- HD 96566 (z1 Carinae), the brighter of the pair, often referred to as simply z Carinae
- V371 Carinae (z2 Carinae)
The variable star designation Z Carinae is assigned to the star HD 88946, a Mira variable of 10th-magnitude at its brightest.
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