Only one of 87 LMC blue supergiants shows S Dor-like variability, implying the S Dor phase lasts at most ~1000 years and can occur at low luminosities due to Eddington-limit physics.
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The incidence of LBV variability in the LMC
Only one of 87 LMC blue supergiants shows S Dor-like variability, implying the S Dor phase lasts at most ~1000 years and can occur at low luminosities due to Eddington-limit physics.