Carina constellation

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astronomical constellation constellation

The Carina constellation is a prominent southern sky constellation known for containing the bright star Canopus and rich star-forming regions such as the Carina Nebula.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Carina constellation canonical 3

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical constellation ⓘ
constellation ⓘ
abbreviation Car ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees 494 ⓘ
associatedMythology ship Argo ⓘ
surface form: the ship Argo from Greek mythology
bestVisibleMonth March ⓘ
borderingConstellation Centaurus ⓘ
Chamaeleon ⓘ
Musca ⓘ
Pictor ⓘ
Puppis ⓘ
Vela ⓘ
Volans ⓘ
brightestStar Canopus ⓘ
constellationFamily Heavenly Waters ⓘ
containsDeepSkyObject Carina Nebula ⓘ
Carina Nebula ⓘ
surface form: Eta Carinae Nebula

Homunculus Nebula ⓘ
IC 2602 ⓘ
Homunculus Nebula ⓘ
surface form: Keyhole Nebula

NGC 2516 ⓘ
NGC 2808 ⓘ
NGC 3114 ⓘ
NGC 3293 ⓘ
NGC 3372 ⓘ
NGC 3532 ⓘ
Theta Carinae Cluster ⓘ
containsGlobularCluster NGC 2808 ⓘ
containsMassiveStarCluster Collinder 228 ⓘ
Collinder 232 ⓘ
Trumpler 14 ⓘ
Trumpler 16 ⓘ
containsMilkyWayRegion Sagittarius Arm ⓘ
surface form: Carina–Sagittarius Arm
containsOpenCluster IC 2602 ⓘ
NGC 2516 ⓘ
NGC 3114 ⓘ
NGC 3293 ⓘ
NGC 3532 ⓘ
containsStar Avior ⓘ
Canopus ⓘ
Eta Carinae ⓘ
Miaplacidus ⓘ
Theta Carinae ⓘ
containsStarFormingRegion Carina Nebula ⓘ
containsSupernovaRemnant RCW 86 ⓘ
declination −60 degrees ⓘ
genitiveForm Carinae ⓘ
hasIAUCode Car ⓘ
hemisphere southern ⓘ
isCataloguedBy International Astronomical Union ⓘ
surface form: IAU
isObservedBestFrom Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
isPartOfFormerConstellation Vela constellation ⓘ
surface form: Argo Navis
isRichIn H II regions ⓘ
massive young stars ⓘ
namedAfter the keel of a ship ⓘ
notableVariableStar Eta Carinae ⓘ
numberOfBayerFlamsteedStars 52 ⓘ
numberOfBrightStars 2 ⓘ
numberOfMainStars 5 ⓘ
numberOfNearbyStars 5 ⓘ
numberOfStarsWithPlanets 7 ⓘ
quadrant SQ2 ⓘ
rankByArea 34 ⓘ
rightAscension 10 hours ⓘ
secondBrightestStar Miaplacidus ⓘ
separatedAlongWith Puppis ⓘ
Vela ⓘ
visibleBetweenLatitudes +20 ⓘ
−90 ⓘ
wasSeparatedFrom Vela constellation ⓘ
surface form: Argo Navis

Referenced by (3)

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

Carina Nebula → locatedIn → Carina constellation ⓘ
Trumpler 14 → locatedIn → Carina constellation ⓘ
Trumpler 15 → locatedIn → Carina constellation ⓘ