KnowraLuminous blue variableLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Luminous blue variable, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 3Narrower topic 2Compared with 1Stellar mass lossBroader topic: Its eruptions can expel large amounts of mass, with the trigger still debated.Blue supergiantBroader topic: Some blue supergiants approach this unstable evolutionary state.HypergiantBroader topic: Some hypergiants show the extreme eruptions associated with this variable-star class.