V343 Carinae

Starbox short
name=V343 Carinae
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Carina
ra=08^h40^m37.0^s
dec=−59°45′40″
spectral=B1.5III
appmag_v=+4.31
dist_ly=1410 ± 280
dist_pc=433 ± 86
names=d Carinae, HR 3457, HD 74375, CP−59°1080, FK5 2685, HIP 42568, SAO 236181, GC 11964, CCDM J08406-5946

V343 Carinae (d Car / d Carinae) is a binary star in the constellation Carina. It is approximately 1410 light years from Earth.

V343 Carinae is a blue-white B-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.31. It is classified as a Beta Cephei type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +4.30 to +4.33. It is a spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 134 days.