Carina
Car (Carinae)
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Constellation
- IAU abbreviation
- Car
- Latin name
- Carina
- Genitive
- Carinae
- Meaning (IAU)
- The Ship's Keel
Source:International Astronomical Union · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
In everyday life
- 6 of its stars have IAU-approved names — the brightest is Canopus.
- Its brightest star Canopus (declination -52.7°) never rises in Seoul (37.6° N) — you need to be farther south.
- Star charts and astronomy apps write this constellation as «Car», its IAU abbreviation.
Worked out from this object's official values.