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V376 Carinae is a binary star in the constellation Carina. It also has the Bayer designation b¹ Carinae (b¹ Car). It has a combined apparent magnitude of +4.93 and is approximately 621 light years from Earth.
The primary component, V376 Carinae A, is a blue-white B-type subgiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.13. It is classified as a Beta Cephei type variable star and the brightness of the system varies from magnitude +4.91 to +4.96 with a period of 29.95 minutes.
The companion star, V376 Carinae B, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.83. The two stars are separated by 40.4 arcseconds.
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