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Carina
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constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Carina is a constellation located in the southern sky that can be seen from the Southern Hemisphere. It contains several notable stars and is one of the 88 recognized constellations used by astronomers to map and organize the night sky.
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- Instance of
- constellation
- Named after
- Argo
- Official name
- Carina
- Area
- 494
- Shares border with
- Centaurus
- Image
- Constellation Carina.jpg
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- short name
- Car
- discoverer or inventor
- Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
- time of discovery or invention
- 1763-00-00
- Commons category
- Carina (constellation)
- topic's main category
- Category:Carina (constellation)
- Commons gallery
- Carina
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
Carina (/kəˈraɪnə, kəˈriːnə/ kə-RY-nə, -REE-) is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the keel of a ship, and it was the southern foundation of the larger constellation of Argo Navis (the ship Argo) until it was divided into three pieces, the other two being Puppis (the poop deck), and Vela (the sails of the ship).
History and mythology
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