Celestial Atlas
Capricornus <—     Carina: The Keel     —> Cassiopeia
(possessive form Carinae, abbreviation Car; formerly part of Argo Navis)
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Division of Argo Navis by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756, but not introduced to the public until the posthumous publication of his work, in 1763.


Map of Carina
Constellations bordering Carina: Vela, Puppis, Pictor, Volans, Chamaeleon, Musca, Centaurus


Stars in Carina

α Car (Canopus), the second brightest star in the sky

β Car (Miaplacidus)

η Car (RA 10 45 04, Dec -59 41 04), an exceptionally bright star in the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)

θ Car an open cluster (IC 2602)

ι Car (Aspidiske)


Objects of Interest

NGC 3372 (RA 10 45 09, Dec -59 52 04), the Carina Nebula, an emission nebula 7500 light years away.

Celestial Atlas
Capricornus <—     Carina: The Keel     —> Cassiopeia