Carina
constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Carina is a constellation[1]. Carina draws 3,655 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #26 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Nicolas Louis de Lacaille[3]
- Shares border with: Vela[4], Puppis[5], Pictor[6], Volans[7], Chamaeleon[8], Musca[9], Centaurus[10]
- Named after: keel[11], Argo[12]
- Part of: Argo Navis[13], Southern Celestial Hemisphere[14]
- Commons category: Carina (constellation)[15]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1763[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Carina (constellation)[17]
- Commons gallery: Carina[18]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[19], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20]
- Topic has template: Template:Stars of Carina[21], Šablona:Souhvězdí Lodního kýlu[22]
- Official name: Carina[23]
- Short name: Car[24]
- Area: 494 square degree[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
Why It Matters
Carina has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Carina is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]