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Omega Carinae (ω Car ω Carinae) is a star in the constellation Carina. With a declination greater than 70 degrees south of the celestial equator it is the most southerly of the bright stars of Carina (third-magnitude or brighter) and it is part of a southern asterism known as the Diamond Cross. This star has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.3 and is located at a distance of about 342 light-years (105 parsecs) from Earth.
