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Carina

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Also known as Car, Carinae, the Keel

constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere

AI overview

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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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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