carina
| 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 at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of March |
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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.
Notable and named stars
| BD |
Names and other designations |
Mag. |
Ly away |
Comments |
| α |
Canopus, Alpha Carinae, Suhail |
−0.72 |
313 |
|
| β |
Beta Carinae, Miaplacidus |
1.68 |
111 |
- < مياه miyāh waters + placidus placid
|
| ε |
Epsilon Carinae, Avior |
1.86 |
632 |
|
| ι |
Iota Carinae, Aspidiske, Turais, Scutulum |
2.25 |
692 |
- < Scutulum "little shield"
- < تُرَيْس Turais Shield [dimunitive]
|
| θ |
Theta Carinae |
2.76 |
439 |
|
| υ |
Upsilon Carinae |
2.92 |
1620 |
|
| ω |
Omega Carinae |
3.29 |
370 |
|
| p |
PP Carinae, p Carinae |
3.30 |
497 |
- Gamma Cassiopeiae variable
|
| q |
V337 Carinae, q Carinae |
3.39 |
736 |
|
| a |
V357 Carinae, a Carinae |
3.43 |
419 |
|
| χ |
Chi Carinae |
3.46 |
387 |
|
| l |
HD 84810, l Carinae |
3.69 |
1510 |
|
| u |
u Carinae |
3.78 |
96.8 |
|
| s |
HD 90853, s Carinae |
3.81 |
1040 |
|
| c |
HD 76728, c Carinae |
3.84 |
312 |
|
| x |
V382 Carinae, x Carinae |
3.93 |
>3000 |
- Cepheid variable
- hypergiant
|
| i |
HD 79447, i Carinae |
3.96 |
499 |
|
| I |
I Carinae |
3.99 |
52.9 |
|
| h |
HD 83183, h Carinae |
4.08 |
1980 |
|
| d |
V343 Carinae, d Carinae |
4.31 |
1410 |
|
| g |
HD 80230, g Carinae |
4.34 |
536 |
|
| N |
N Carinae |
4.35 |
1760 |
|
| A |
A Carinae, V415 Carinae |
4.41 |
553 |
|
| r |
HD 91942, r Carinae |
4.45 |
1380 |
|
| G |
G Carinae |
4.47 |
454 |
|
| f |
f Carinae, V344 Carinae |
4.50 |
546 |
- Gamma Cassiopeiae variable
|
| m |
HD 83944, m Carinae |
4.51 |
224 |
|
| w |
w Carinae, V520 Carinae |
4.58 |
1070 |
|
| y |
y Carinae, V533 Carinae |
4.59 |
>4000 |
|
| z¹ |
z1 Carinae |
4.62 |
370 |
|
| P |
P Carinae, V399 Carinae |
4.65 |
2000 |
|
| E |
E Carinae, V345 Carinae |
4.66 |
1080 |
- Gamma Cassiopeiae variable
|
| t² |
HD 92397, t² Carinae |
4.69 |
1850 |
|
| K |
K Carinae |
4.72 |
259 |
|
| B |
B Carinae |
4.74 |
69.8 |
|
| k |
HD 81101, k Carinae |
4.79 |
223 |
|
| η |
Eta Carinae, Tseen She, Foramen |
4.8 |
|
- hypergiant
- luminous blue variable
- < 天社 (Mandarin tiānshè) Heaven's altar
|
| D |
D Carinae |
4.81 |
542 |
|
| e² |
HD 73389, e² Carinae |
4.84 |
230 |
|
| b¹ |
V376 Carinae, b¹ Carinae |
4.93 |
621 |
|
| Q |
Q Carinae |
4.93 |
394 |
|
| L |
L Carinae |
4.97 |
430 |
|
| t¹ |
HD 92063, t¹ Carinae |
5.08 |
269 |
|
| z² |
z2 Carinae, V371 Carinae |
5.11 |
>3000 |
|
| M |
M Carinae |
5.15 |
304 |
|
| C |
C Carinae |
5.16 |
242 |
|
| b² |
HD 77370, b² Carinae |
5.17 |
85.4 |
|
| e¹ |
HD 73390, e¹ Carinae |
5.27 |
960 |
|
| H |
H Carinae |
5.46 |
792 |
|
| O |
O Carinae, V448 Carinae |
5.60 |
598 |
|
|
T Carinae |
5.93 |
306 |
|
|
S Carinae |
6.94 |
1320 |
|
|
R Carinae |
7.43 |
416 |
|
|
HD 65216 |
7.98 |
116 |
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Source: The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed., The Hipparcos Catalogue, ESA SP-1200
See also
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Constellations changed by Lacaille in 1763
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| Argo Navis split into Carina | Puppis | Vela |
| Eridanus split into Eridanus | Fornax |
| Sagittarius | Corona Australis altered to create Telescopium |
| Centaurus | Lupus altered to create Circinus |
| The 88 modern Constellations |
| Andromeda • Antlia • Apus • Aquarius • Aquila • Ara • Aries • Auriga • Boötes • Caelum • Camelopardalis • Cancer • Canes Venatici • Canis Major • Canis Minor • Capricornus • Carina • Cassiopeia • Centaurus • Cepheus • Cetus • Chamaeleon • Circinus • Columba • Coma Berenices • Corona Australis • Corona Borealis • Corvus • Crater • Crux • Cygnus • Delphinus • Dorado • Draco • Equuleus • Eridanus • Fornax • Gemini • Grus • Hercules • Horologium • Hydra • Hydrus • Indus • Lacerta • Leo • Leo Minor • Lepus • Libra • Lupus • Lynx • Lyra • Mensa • Microscopium • Monoceros • Musca • Norma • Octans • Ophiuchus • Orion • Pavo • Pegasus • Perseus • Phoenix • Pictor • Pisces • Piscis Austrinus • Puppis • Pyxis • Reticulum • Sagitta • Sagittarius • Scorpius • Sculptor • Scutum • Serpens • Sextans • Taurus • Telescopium • Triangulum • Triangulum Australe • Tucana • Ursa Major • Ursa Minor • Vela • Virgo • Volans • Vulpecula |
External links
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