This is a list of luminous blue variable stars in order of their distance from Earth.
List
Milky Way galaxy (confirmed LBVs)
Star system
Nebula
Median distance (ly)
Stars in system
Spectral type
Apparent magnitude (V)
Comments and references
P Cygni (34 Cygni)
5,251
1
B1-2 Ia-0ep
4.82
The closest luminous blue variable star to Earth
V4029 Sagittarii (HD 168607)
6,000
1
B9Ia+
8.12 to 8.29
near the Omega Nebula
V905 Scorpii (HD 160529)
6,100
1
LBV
6.66
Eta Carinae (Eta Argus)
7,500
2
O + B
−1.0 to ~7.6
part of Trumpler 16 in the Carina Nebula
MWC 930 (V446 Scuti)
11,400
1
B5/9Iaeq
11.51
WRAY 16-137
12,400
1
LBV
15.5
W1-243
15,000
1
LBV
15.81
in Westerlund 1
HR Carinae
16,000
2
LBV+RSG
8.42
V481 Scuti (LBV G24.73+0.69)
17,000
1
LBV_B[e]:
AG Carinae
17,000
1
B
6.96
EM* VRMF 55 (MN44)
18,000 or 35,000
1
LBV
15
[GKF2010] MN48
20,000
1
15.83
GCIRS 34W (WR 101db)
25,000
1
Ofpe/WN9
in the Galactic Center
Pistol Star (V4647 Sgr)
25,114
1
B
>28
part of the Quintuplet Cluster
LBV G0.120-0.048 (V4998 Sgr)
26,000
1
WN5b
near the Quintuplet Cluster
FMM 362 (V4650 Sgr)
26,000
1
LBV
near the Quintuplet Cluster
AFGL 2298 (V1672 Aql)
30,000
1
B8I
V432 Carinae (Wray 15-751)
33,000
1
LBV
10.20
Also known as AT2019ooa
[GKM2012] WS1
39,000
1
LBV
15.31
[GKF2010] MN58
1
Milky Way galaxy (candidate LBVs)
Star system
Nebula
Median distance (ly)
Stars in system
Spectral type
Apparent magnitude (V)
Comments and references
HD 148937
3,870
1
O6f?p
6.71
central star of NGC 6164
MWC 349A (V1478 Cygni)
4,560
2–3
B0-1.5 I + B0 III
13.15
maybe ejected from Cygnus OB2
HD 326823
4,700
1
WNpec
9.03
HD 168625
5,000
1
B6Ia+
8.30–8.41
near the Omega Nebula
Cygnus OB2-12
5,500
1
B3–4 Ia+
11.702
in Cygnus OB2
AS 314
5,600
1
B9Ia
9.85
Zeta1 Scorpii
5,600
1
B1.5 Iae
4.705
G79.29+0.46
5,700
1
B:I[e]
15.1
in Cygnus X
WRAY 16-232
6,850
1
Be
12.5
HD 80077
8,700
1
B2.5Ia+
9.00
HD 316285
10,800
1
B0Ieq
9.60
MWC 314 (V1429 Aquilae)
15,000
3
B3Ibe
9.79 - 10.1
[SBW2007] 1
18,500
1
B1Iab
12.7
Sher 25
21,000
1
cLBV
12.23
in NGC 3603
W51 LS1 (V1936 Aquilae)
22,000
1
O4I
15.1
WRAY 17-96
22,000
1
cLBV
~13.0
[B61] 2
22,000
1
LBV_B[e]:
15.00
WR 102ka
26,000
1
WN10
near the Galactic Center
GCIRS 16SW
27,000
1
Ofpe/WN9
in the Galactic Center
LBV 1806−20
28,000
1
cLBV
part of the 1806−20 cluster
Hen 3-519
28,000
1
WN11h
10.85
MSX6C G026.4700+00.0207
30,000
1
LBV_B
Magellanic Clouds
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is around 163 kly distant and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is around 204 kly distant
Host galaxy
Star system
Stars in system
Spectral type
Apparent magnitude (V)
Comments and references
LMC
S Doradus
1
B8/9eq – F0/5:Iae
8.6 – 11.5
LMC
HD 269858 (R127)
1
B
10.15
LMC
HD 269006 (R71)
1
LBV
10.55
LMC
HD 269216 (SK −69 75)
1
OBe
11.123
LMC
HD 269582 (SK −69 142a)
1
WN10h
11.093
LMC
HD 269662 (R110)
1
A0Ia
10.28
LMC
HD 269700 (R116)
1
B1.5Iaeq
10.54
LMC
R143 (CPD-69 463)
1
F7Ia
12.014
SMC
HD 5980 (R14)
3
WN4+O7I:
11.31
SMC
HD 6884 (R40)
1
B9Ia0ek
10.2
Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is 2.5 Mly distant and the Triangulum Galaxy is around 3.2 Mly distant
Host galaxy
Star system
Stars in system
Spectral type
Apparent magnitude (V)
Comments and references
Andromeda
LGGS J004051.59+403303.0
1
LBV
16.989
Andromeda
AE Andromedae (HV 4476)
1
LBV
17.0–17.9
Andromeda
AF Andromedae (HV 4013)
1
LBV
17.325
Andromeda
Var 15 ([WB92a] 370)
1
LBV
18.450
Andromeda
Var A-1
1
LBV
17.143
Andromeda
UCAC4 660-003111
1
LBV
16.39
Triangulum
Var C
1
LBV
16.429
Triangulum
Var B
1
LBV
16.208
Triangulum
Var 83
1
LBV
15.4–16.6
Triangulum
Var 2 (Y Trianguli)
1
Ofpe/WN9
18.22
Triangulum
Romano’s Star (M33 V0532)
1
Ofpe/WN9
16.5–18.8
Single LBV Galaxies
Host Galaxy
Star system
Median distance (ly)
Stars in system
Spectral type
Apparent magnitude (V)
Comments and references
NGC 3109
AT 2018akx
4,350,000
1
LBV
17.5 - 19.28
NGC 2403
AT 2016ccd
9,650,000
1
LBV
18.0 - 19.95
Also known as SNhunt225.
NGC 4214
SN 2010U
9,700,000
1
LBV
16
NGC 2363
NGC 2363-V1
10,800,000
1
LBV
17.88
One of the most luminous stars known.
NGC 45
AT2018htr
21,700,000
1
LBV
17.469
NGC 2537
AT2017be
27,900,000
1
LBV
18.349 - 18.5
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
NGC 4559
AT2016blu
29,000,000
1
LBV
15.9 – 19
Repeated outbursts have been observed since January 2012.
NGC 7286
AT2019mil
32,400,000
1
LBV
19
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
UGC 5829
AT2021blu
43,500,000
1
LBV
18.17 - 21.62
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
NGC 4656
Variable in NGC 4656
43,700,000
1
LBV
18
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
NGC 4389
AT2022fnm
44,700,000
1
LBV
18.495 - 17.855
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
ESO 249- G 015
AT2020agp
47,500,000
1
LBV
18.463
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
NGC 908
AT2021ablz
56,000,000
1
LBV
20.58
UGC 5979
SN2007sv
58,270,000
1
LBV
17.4
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
IC 5267A
AT2019oet
60,000,000
1
LBV
18.335
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
NGC 2748
PSN J09132750+7627410
61,300,000
1
LBV
18.3
NGC 3423
AT2019ahd
65,600,000
1
LBV
17.83 - 18.73
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
NGC 1385
AT2020pju
66,400,000
1
LBV
17.3 - 19.73
NGC 718
AT2019udc
69,800,000
1
LBV
17.53 - 19.09
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
NGC 5334
SN2003gm
80,196,000
1
LBV
17.0
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
SDSS J094838.45+332529.1
AT2020jev
80,200,000
1
LBV
18.74 - 20.33
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
NGC 6509
PSN J17592296+0617267
95,300,000
1
LBV
18.5
NGC 4045
AT2019wbg
111,500,000
1
LBV
17.7 -19.39
Repeated outbursts observed since discovery. Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
NGC 4532
AT2017des
112,800,000
1
LBV
18.817 - 19.85
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
ESO 602- G 015
AT2022rmk
113,200,000
1
LBV
19.472 - 20.04
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
UGC 9113
AT2017dau
162,100,000
1
LBV
19.32 - 21.32
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
MCG +07-07-070
AT 2018kle
180,200,000
1
LBV
18.797 - 18.91
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
UGC 449
AT2022oku
239,100,000
1
LBV
18.781 - 19.49
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
WISEA J010803.49+010843.7
AT2020zmn
262,600,000
1
LBV
20.31 - 20.85
Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.
See also
List of Wolf-Rayet stars
List of O-type stars
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