List of luminous blue variable stars


This is a list of luminous blue variable stars in order of their distance from Earth.

List

Magellanic Clouds

The Large Magellanic Cloud is around 163 kly distant and the Small Magellanic Cloud is around 204 kly distant
Host galaxyStar systemStars in systemSpectral typeApparent magnitude Comments and references
LMCS Doradus1B8/9eq – F0/5:Iae8.6 – 11.5
LMCHD 269858 1B10.15
LMCHD 269006 1LBV10.55
LMCHD 269216 1OBe11.123
LMCHD 269582 1WN10h11.093
LMCHD 269662 1A0Ia10.28
LMCHD 269700 1B1.5Iaeq10.54
LMCR143 1F7Ia12.014
SMCHD 5980 3WN4+O7I:11.31
SMCHD 6884 1B9Ia0ek10.2

Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 Mly distant and the Triangulum Galaxy is around 3.2 Mly distant
Host galaxyStar systemStars in systemSpectral typeApparent magnitude Comments and references
AndromedaLGGS J004051.59+403303.01LBV16.989
AndromedaAE Andromedae 1LBV17.0–17.9
AndromedaAF Andromedae 1LBV17.325
AndromedaVar 15 1LBV18.450
AndromedaVar A-11LBV17.143
AndromedaUCAC4 660-0031111LBV16.39
TriangulumVar C1LBV16.429
TriangulumVar B1LBV16.208
TriangulumVar 831LBV15.4–16.6
TriangulumVar 2 1Ofpe/WN918.22
TriangulumRomano’s Star 1Ofpe/WN916.5–18.8