Carina (constellation)

Carina is a constellation in the southern sky, only visible from the southern hemisphere. It means the keel of a ship in Latin. Before, it was part of the constellation named Argo Navis. Then, Argo Navis was split into three constellations. The astronomer named Ptolemy listed Argo Navis when he made a list of 48 constellations. Carina is one of the 0 modern constellations that were made by the International Astronomical Union.

The star named Canopus is in Carina. Canopus is the second brightest star in the night sky. The Carina Nebula is also in Carina. It is very large emission nebula. It is a region where stars form. Carina also contains the hypergiant stars Eta Carinae and AG Carinae (blue) and V382 Carinae (yellow).

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Category:Constellations