This is a list of luminous blue variable stars in order of their distance from Earth.[1][2][3]
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 | [4][5] near the Omega Nebula | 
| V905 Scorpii (HD 160529) |  | 6,100 | 1 | LBV | 6.66 | [4][5] | 
| 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 | [4] | 
| WRAY 16-137 |  | 12,400 | 1 | LBV | 15.5 | [6][5] | 
| W1-243 |  | 15,000 | 1 | LBV | 15.81 | [4] in Westerlund 1 | 
| HR Carinae | .png)  | 16,000 | 2 | LBV+RSG | 8.42 | [4][5] | 
| V481 Scuti (LBV G24.73+0.69) |   | 17,000 | 1 | LBV_B[e]: |  | [4] | 
| AG Carinae | .jpg) | 17,000 | 1 | B | 6.96 |  | 
| EM* VRMF 55 (MN44) |   | 18,000 or 35,000 | 1 | LBV | 15 | [6][7] | 
| [GKF2010] MN48 |   | 20,000 | 1 |  | 15.83 | [4][5] | 
| GCIRS 34W (WR 101db) |  | 25,000 | 1 | Ofpe/WN9 |  | [6][8] 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 |  | [6] near the Quintuplet Cluster | 
| FMM 362 (V4650 Sgr) |  | 26,000 | 1 | LBV |  | [6] near the Quintuplet Cluster | 
| AFGL 2298 (V1672 Aql) |  | 30,000 | 1 | B8I |  | [6] | 
| V432 Carinae (Wray 15-751) |   | 33,000 | 1 | LBV | 10.20 | Also known as AT 2019ooa[4][5] | 
| [GKM2012] WS1 |   | 39,000 | 1 | LBV | 15.31 | [4][5] | 
| [GKF2010] MN58 |   |  | 1 |  |  | [6] | 
Milky Way galaxy (candidate LBVs)
| Star system | Nebula | Median distance (ly) | Stars in system | Spectral type | Apparent magnitude (V) | Comments and references | 
| HD 148937 | _surrounding_HD_148937_as_seen_in_visible_light_(eso2407a).tiff.jpg)  | 3,870 | 1 | O6f?p | 6.71 | [6] central star of NGC 6164 | 
| MWC 349A (V1478 Cygni) |   | 4,560 | 2–3 | B0-1.5 I + B0 III | 13.15 | [6] maybe ejected from Cygnus OB2 | 
| HD 326823 |  | 4,700 | 1 | WNpec | 9.03 | [4][5] | 
| HD 168625 |   | 5,000 | 1 | B6Ia+ | 8.30–8.41 | [4][5] near the Omega Nebula | 
| Cygnus OB2-12 |  | 5,500 | 1 | B3–4 Ia+ | 11.702 | [4][5] in Cygnus OB2 | 
| AS 314 |  | 5,600 | 1 | B9Ia | 9.85 | [6] | 
| Zeta1 Scorpii |  | 5,600 | 1 | B1.5 Iae | 4.705 | [4][5] | 
| G79.29+0.46 | .png)  | 5,700 | 1 | B:I[e] | 15.1 | [4][5] in Cygnus X | 
| WRAY 16-232 |   | 6,850 | 1 | Be | 12.5 | [6][5] | 
| HD 80077 |  | 8,700 | 1 | B2.5Ia+ | 9.00 | [4][5] | 
| HD 316285 |   | 10,800 | 1 | B0Ieq | 9.60 | [4][5] | 
| MWC 314 (V1429 Aquilae) |  | 15,000 | 3 | B3Ibe | 9.79 - 10.1 | [4][5] | 
| [SBW2007] 1 |   | 18,500 | 1 | B1Iab | 12.7 | [4][5] | 
| Sher 25 |   | 21,000 | 1 | cLBV | 12.23 | [4][5] in NGC 3603 | 
| W51 LS1 (V1936 Aquilae) |   | 22,000 | 1 | O4I | 15.1 | [4][5] | 
| WRAY 17-96 |   | 22,000 | 1 | cLBV | ~13.0 | [4][5] | 
| [B61] 2 |   | 22,000 | 1 | LBV_B[e]: | 15.00 | [6][5] | 
| WR 102ka |   | 26,000 | 1 | WN10 |  | [6] near the Galactic Center | 
| GCIRS 16SW |  | 27,000 | 1 | Ofpe/WN9 |  | [6] in the Galactic Center | 
| LBV 1806−20 |  | 28,000 | 1 | cLBV |  | [6] part of the 1806−20 cluster | 
| Hen 3-519 | .jpg)  | 28,000 | 1 | WN11h | 10.85 | [4][5] | 
| MSX6C G026.4700+00.0207 |   | 30,000 | 1 | LBV_B |  | [6][9] | 
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 | [6] | 
| LMC | HD 269216 (SK −69 75) | 1 | OBe | 11.123 | [6] | 
| LMC | HD 269582 (SK −69 142a) | 1 | WN10h | 11.093 | [6] | 
| LMC | HD 269662 (R110) | 1 | A0Ia | 10.28 | [6] | 
| LMC | HD 269700 (R116) | 1 | B1.5Iaeq | 10.54 | [6] | 
| LMC | R143 (CPD-69 463) | 1 | F7Ia | 12.014 | [6] | 
| SMC | HD 5980 (R14) | 3 | WN4+O7I: | 11.31 | [6] | 
| SMC | HD 6884 (R40) | 1 | B9Ia0ek | 10.2 | [6] | 
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 | [6] | 
| Andromeda | AE Andromedae (HV 4476) | 1 | LBV | 17.0–17.9 | [6] | 
| Andromeda | AF Andromedae (HV 4013) | 1 | LBV | 17.325 | [6] | 
| Andromeda | Var 15 ([WB92a] 370) | 1 | LBV | 18.450 | [6] | 
| Andromeda | Var A-1 | 1 | LBV | 17.143 | [6] | 
| Andromeda | UCAC4 660-003111 | 1 | LBV | 16.39 | [6] | 
| Triangulum | Var C | 1 | LBV | 16.429 | [6] | 
| Triangulum | Var B | 1 | LBV | 16.208 | [6] | 
| Triangulum | Var 83 | 1 | LBV | 15.4–16.6 | [6] | 
| Triangulum | Var 2 (Y Trianguli) | 1 | Ofpe/WN9 | 18.22 | [6] | 
| Triangulum | Romano’s Star (M33 V0532) | 1 | Ofpe/WN9 | 16.5–18.8 | [6] | 
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 | [10] | 
| NGC 2403 | AT 2016ccd | 9,650,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.0 - 19.95 | Also known as SNhunt225.[11][12] | 
| NGC 4214 | SN 2010U | 9,700,000 | 1 | LBV | 16 | [13] | 
| NGC 2363 | NGC 2363-V1 | 10,800,000 | 1 | LBV | 17.88 | One of the most luminous stars known. | 
| NGC 45 | AT 2018htr | 21,700,000 | 1 | LBV | 17.469 | [14] | 
| NGC 2537 | AT 2017be | 27,900,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.349 - 18.5 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[15] | 
| NGC 4559 | AT 2016blu | 29,000,000 | 1 | LBV | 15.9 – 19 | Repeated outbursts have been observed since January 2012.[16][17] | 
| NGC 7286 | AT 2019mil | 32,400,000 | 1 | LBV | 19 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[18] | 
| UGC 5829 | AT 2021blu | 43,500,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.17 - 21.62 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[19] | 
| NGC 4656 | Variable in NGC 4656 | 43,700,000 | 1 | LBV | 18 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[20] | 
| NGC 4389 | AT 2022fnm | 44,700,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.495 - 17.855 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[21] | 
| ESO 249- G 015 | AT 2020agp | 47,500,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.463 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[22] | 
| NGC 908 | AT 2021ablz | 56,000,000 | 1 | LBV | 20.58 | [23] | 
| UGC 5979 | SN 2007sv | 58,270,000 | 1 | LBV | 17.4 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[24][25] | 
| IC 5267A | AT 2019oet | 60,000,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.335 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[26] | 
| NGC 2748 | PSN J09132750+7627410 | 61,300,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.3 | [27] | 
| NGC 3423 | AT 2019ahd | 65,600,000 | 1 | LBV | 17.83 - 18.73 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[28] | 
| NGC 1385 | AT 2020pju | 66,400,000 | 1 | LBV | 17.3 - 19.73 | [29] | 
| NGC 718 | AT 2019udc | 69,800,000 | 1 | LBV | 17.53 - 19.09 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[30] | 
| NGC 5334 | SN 2003gm | 80,196,000 | 1 | LBV | 17.0 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[31] | 
| SDSS J094838.45+332529.1 | AT 2020jev | 80,200,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.74 - 20.33 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[32] | 
| NGC 6509 | PSN J17592296+0617267 | 95,300,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.5 | [33] | 
| NGC 4045 | AT 2019wbg | 111,500,000 | 1 | LBV | 17.7 -19.39 | Repeated outbursts observed since discovery. Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[34] | 
| NGC 4532 | AT 2017des | 112,800,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.817 - 19.85 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[35][36] | 
| ESO 602- G 015 | AT 2022rmk | 113,200,000 | 1 | LBV | 19.472 - 20.04 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[37] | 
| UGC 9113 | AT 2017dau | 162,100,000 | 1 | LBV | 19.32 - 21.32 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[38] | 
| MCG +07-07-070 | AT 2018kle | 180,200,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.797 - 18.91 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[39] | 
| UGC 449 | AT 2022oku | 239,100,000 | 1 | LBV | 18.781 - 19.49 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[40] | 
| WISEA J010803.49+010843.7 | AT 2020zmn | 262,600,000 | 1 | LBV | 20.31 - 20.85 | Distance from NED using redshift of host galaxy.[41] | 
See also
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