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Epsilon Carinae (ε Car ε Carinae) is a star in the southern constellation of Carina. It is also known by the name Avior. At apparent magnitude +1.86 it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky but is not visible from the northern hemisphere.Epsilon Carinae is a double star located roughly 560–660 light-years (170–200 parsecs) away from the Earth. Measurements during the Hipparcos mission give the pair an angular separation of 0.46 arcseconds with a difference in magnitude of 2.0.
