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Carina (constellation)




  Abbreviation Car
  Genitive Carinae
  Symbology the Keel (of the Argo Navis )
  RA 9
  Dec &minus60
  Areatotal 494
  Arearank 34th
  Numberstars 5
  Starname Canopus (α Car)<br>
  Starmagnitude &minus07
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Eta_Carinids" class="copylinks">Eta Carinids
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Centaurus" class="copylinks">Centaurus
  Latmax 20
  Latmin 90
  Month 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:



:: θ Car 2.76; 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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