Carina (constellation)

Carina is a constellation in the southern sky, only visible from the southern hemisphere. It means the keel of a ship in Latin. Before, it was part of the constellation named Argo Navis. Then, Argo Navis was split into three constellations. The astronomer named Ptolemy listed Argo Navis when he made a list of 48 constellations. Carina is one of the 0 modern constellations that were made by the International Astronomical Union.

Carina

Constellation
List of stars in Carina
Genitive	Carinae
Pronunciation	/kəˈraɪnə/, genitive /kəˈraɪniː/
Symbolism	the keel
Declination	−60
Quadrant	SQ2
Area	494 sq. deg. (34th)
Main stars	9
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	52
Stars with planets	9
Stars brighter than 3.00m	6
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly)	1
Brightest star	Canopus (α Car) (−0.72m)
Messier objects	0
Meteor showers	supernova Alpha Carinids Eta Carinids
Bordering constellations	boring 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.

Map of the constellation

The star named Canopus is in Carina. Canopus is the second brightest star in the night sky. The Carina Nebula is also in Carina. It is very large emission nebula. It is a region where stars form. Carina also contains the hypergiant stars Eta Carinae and AG Carinae (blue) and V382 Carinae (yellow).

Related pages

• V602 Carinae