EV Carinae

EV Carinae is a red supergiant and pulsating variable star of spectral type M4Ia in the constellation Carina. It is a probable member of the Carina OB2 association along the Carina Nebula. It is one of the largest known stars, with a radius over 1,000 times the Sun. If placed at the center of the Solar System, it would extend close to the orbit of Jupiter. EV Car is a semiregular variable star of apparent magnitude 7.4 to 9.0 at the visible band, making it only seen by binoculars or a telescope. Various periods have been identified, but the dominant one is around 347 days.