Table 2: Comparison of the parameters of Galactic and LMC LBV nebulae. Numbers separated by slashes indicate that the nebula consists of two parts. The sizes are given as diameters or the minimum and maximum extension (smallest and largest axes).
LBV  Host galaxy Size $v_{\rm exp}$ Morphology References
    [pc] [km s-1]    
$\eta $ Carinae Milky Way 0.2/0.67 600/10-2000 bipolar Weis (2001); Weis et al. (2001)
HR Carinae Milky Way 1.3 $\times $ 0.65 75-150 bipolar Weis et al. (1997a); Nota et al. (1997)
P Cygni Milky Way 0.2/0.8 110-140/185 spherical Meaburn et al. (1996)
AG Carinae Milky Way 0.87 $\times $ 1.16 70 bipolar? Nota et al. (1992)
WRA 751 Milky Way 0.5 26 bipolar Weis (2000)
He 3-519 Milky Way 2.1 61 spherical Smith et al. (1994)
HD 168625 Milky Way 0.13 $\times $ 0.17 40 spherical? Nota et al. (1996b)
Pistol Star Milky Way 0.8 $\times $ 1.2 60 spherical Figer et al. (1999)
R 127 LMC 1.3 32 bipolar this work
R 143 LMC 1.2 24 (split) irregular this work
S61 LMC 0.82 27 spherical this work
S Dor LMC <0.25? <40 ( FWHM) ? this work
R 71 LMC <0.1? 20 ? Stahl & Wolf (1986b)
R 99 LMC background background - this work
R 84 LMC <0.3? 24 (split) ? this work
S 119 LMC? 1.8 26 spherical/outflow Weis et al. (2003)
Sk $-69\hbox{$^\circ$ }$279 LMC 4.5 14 spherical/outflow Weis & Duschl (2002)


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