Carina
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Carina is a prominent southern constellation best known for containing Canopus, the second-brightest star in the night sky.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canopus | 0 |
| Carina Nebula | 0 |
| Eta Carinae | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation
ⓘ
emission nebula ⓘ luminous blue variable star ⓘ southern constellation ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | March ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Centaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chamaeleon NERFINISHED ⓘ Musca NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictor NERFINISHED ⓘ Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ Vela NERFINISHED ⓘ Volans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Canopus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carina Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Eta Carinae NERFINISHED ⓘ HD 93129A NERFINISHED ⓘ HD 93250 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 2602 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2516 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2808 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3114 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3293 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3372 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3532 NERFINISHED ⓘ Theta Carinae NERFINISHED ⓘ Vela Supernova Remnant (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ WR 22 NERFINISHED ⓘ WR 25 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsBrightestStar | Canopus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Car ⓘ |
| hasArea | 494 square degrees ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | approximately −50° to −70° ⓘ |
| hasGenitive | Carinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | approximately 7h to 11h ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Carina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the keel of a ship ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Argo Navis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Argo Navis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankByApparentBrightness | 2 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 34 ⓘ |
| splitTogetherWith |
Puppis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleAtLatitudesBetween | +20 and −90 ⓘ |
| wasIntroducedBy | Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSplitFrom | Argo Navis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Cross