Northern Celestial Hemisphere

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The Northern Celestial Hemisphere is the half of the sky north of the celestial equator, containing many prominent constellations and the north celestial pole.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Northern Hemisphere 9
Northern Celestial Hemisphere canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical region
celestial hemisphere
contains Altair
Andromeda
Andromeda Galaxy
Aquila
Auriga
Bootes
Cancer
Cassiopeia
Cepheus
Coma Cluster
Crab Nebula
Cygnus
Deneb
Double Cluster
surface form: Double Cluster in Perseus

Draco
Gemini
Hercules
Hyades
surface form: Hyades star cluster

Leo
Lyra
North America Nebula
North Ecliptic Pole
Orion
Pegasus
Perseus
Pleiades
surface form: Pleiades star cluster

Polaris
Ring Nebula
Taurus
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Ursa Minor
surface form: Ursa Minor constellation asterism Little Dipper

Vega
Virgo Cluster
Ursa Major
surface form: asterism Big Dipper

most circumpolar constellations for northern observers
north celestial pole
coordinateSystem equatorial coordinate system
declinationRange 0 degrees to +90 degrees
hasBoundary celestial equator
hasDefinition the half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator
isDividedFrom Southern Celestial Hemisphere by celestial equator
isOppositeOf Southern Celestial Hemisphere
isPartOf celestial sphere
moreCompletelyVisibleFrom high northern terrestrial latitudes
rightAscensionCoverage 0 hours to 24 hours
usedIn astronomy
astrophotography planning
celestial navigation
visibleFrom geographic latitudes north of the terrestrial equator

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

constellation Cancer locatedIn Northern Celestial Hemisphere
subject surface form: Cancer
Serpens Cauda visibleFrom Northern Celestial Hemisphere
this entity surface form: Northern Hemisphere
Messier 22 visibleFrom Northern Celestial Hemisphere
this entity surface form: Northern Hemisphere
Taygeta visibleFrom Northern Celestial Hemisphere
this entity surface form: Northern Hemisphere
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy visibleFrom Northern Celestial Hemisphere
this entity surface form: Northern Hemisphere
Orion Nebula bestSeenFromHemisphere Northern Celestial Hemisphere
this entity surface form: Northern Hemisphere
Messier 45 bestSeenIn Northern Celestial Hemisphere
this entity surface form: Northern Hemisphere
Horsehead Nebula bestSeenFrom Northern Celestial Hemisphere
this entity surface form: Northern Hemisphere
Delta Cancrids hemisphereVisibility Northern Celestial Hemisphere
this entity surface form: Northern Hemisphere
Merope Nebula isVisibleFrom Northern Celestial Hemisphere
this entity surface form: Northern Hemisphere