Carina, the Keel (Car)
(cuh-REE-nuh)
The constellation of Carina, the Keel, is best viewed in Spring during the month of March. It's brightest star is Canopus at magnitude -0.72. The boundary of the Carina constellation contains 13 stars that host known exoplanets.
- Pronunciation:
- cuh-REE-nuh
- Meaning:
- Keel
- Genitive:
- Carinae
- Abbreviation:
- Car
- Asterism:
- Diamond Cross
- Constellation Family:
- Heavenly Waters
- Hemisphere:
- Southern
- Quadrant:
- SQ2
- Best viewing month*:
- March
- Circumpolar** (N=northern, S=southern):
- S
- Right Ascension (avg):
- 7h 46m
- Declination (avg):
- -57° 50'
- Brightest star:
- Canopus (-0.72)
- Stars with planets:
- 13
- X-ray stars:
- 4 (2 binaries) stars
Star Clusters in Carina
The most notable, famous, and easy-to-find star clusters in the constellation Carina :
- Star cluster
- Catalog #
- Cluster type
- Diamond Cluster
- open
- NGC 2808
- globular
- NGC 3114
- open
- NGC 3293
- open
- Southern Pleiades
- C102
- open
- Wishing Well Cluster
- C91
- open
Nebulae in Carina
The most notable, famous, and easy-to-find nebulae in the constellation Carina :
- Nebula name
- Catalog #
- Nebula type
- Carina Nebula
- C92
- diffuse
- Gabriela Mistral Nebula
- emission
- Homunculus Nebula
- reflection
- Keyhole Nebula
- dark
- Statue of Liberty Nebula
- emission
Galaxies in Carina
The most notable, famous, and easy-to-find galaxies in the constellation Carina:
Exoplanets in Carina
These are the most notable named exoplanet systems known in the constellation Carina. Bear in mind that we will likely discover billions of exoplanets in the years to come.
* For southern latitudes, flip the season listed. For example, if a constellation is listed as best viewed in the summer in the month of July, in the southern hemisphere the constellation would be best viewed in the winter in January and would be upside-down.
** Circumpolar constellations are visible year-round in the hemisphere listed (and not at all in the opposite).