Carina (constellation)

Carina
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Abbreviation	Car
Genitive	Carinae
Symbology	the Keel (of the Argo Navis)
Right ascension	9 h
Declination	−60°
Area	494 sq. deg. Ranked 34th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	5
Brightest star	Canopus (α Car) (App. magnitude −0.7)
Meteor showers	Alpha Carinids Eta Carinids
Bordering constellations	Vela Puppis Pictor Volans Chamaeleon Musca Centaurus
Visible at latitudes between +20° and −90° Best visible during the month of March

Carina (Latin for keel) is a southern constellation which forms part of the old constellation of Argo Navis. It contains Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky, and the supermassive star eta Carinae which is embedded in the naked eye visible Carina Nebula NGC 3372.

Stars

Stars with proper names:

Canopus or Suhail [Suhel] (α Car) -0.72
< Canōpus < Κάνωποσ

Miaplacidus [Maiaplacidus] (β Car) 1.68
< مياه miyāh waters + placidus placid

Avior (ε Car) 1.86
Tseen She (η Car) 6.22 – hypergiant;
< 天社 (Mandarin tiānsh�) Heaven's altar
Aspidiske or Turais [Tureis] or Scutulum (ι Car) 2.25 ["shield"]
< تُرَيْس turais Shield [dimunitive]

Stars with Bayer designations:

υ Car 2.92; χ Car 3.46; ω Car 3.29; a Car 3.43; b¹ Car 4.93; b² Car 5.17; c Car 3.84; d Car 4.31; e¹ Car 5.27; e² Car 4.84; f Car 4.50; g Car 4.34; h Car 4.08; i Car 3.96; k Car 4.79; l Car 3.69; m Car 4.51; p Car 3.30; q Car 3.39; r Car 4.45; s Car 3.81; t¹ Car 5.08; t² Car 4.69; u Car 3.78; w Car 4.58; x Car 3.93; y Car 4.59; z Car 4.62; z² Car 5.11; A Car 4.41; B Car 4.74; C Car 5.16; D Car 4.81; E Car 4.66; G Car 4.47; H Car 5.46; I Car 3.99; K Car 4.72; L Car 4.97; M Car 5.15; N Car 4.35; O Car 5.60; P Car 4.65; Q Car 4.93

Stars with Flamsteed designations:

23 Car 5.14

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Constellations changed by the monk Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763

Ophiuchus | split into | Ophiuchus | Serpens

Eridanus | split into | Eridanus | Fornax

Ara | created from parts of | Centaurus | Lupus

The 88 modern Constellations

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Carina (constellation)

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See also: Carina (constellation), 1763, Andromeda (constellation), Antlia, Apparent magnitude