Carina

Summary

Carina is a constellation^[1]. Carina draws 1,203 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #26 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Carina is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].
• Carina's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Vela^[5].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Puppis^[6].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Pictor^[7].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Volans^[8].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Chamaeleon^[9].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Musca^[10].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Centaurus^[11].
• keel is named after Carina^[12].
• Argo is named after Carina^[13].
• Carina is part of Argo Navis^[14].
• Carina is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[15].
• Carina's Commons category is recorded as Carina (constellation)^[16].
• Carina's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1763^[17].
• Carina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carina (constellation)^[18].
• Carina's Commons gallery is recorded as Carina^[19].
• Carina's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8^[20].
• Carina's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[21].
• Carina's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Carina^[22].
• Carina's topic has template is recorded as Q10729063^[23].
• Carina's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Carina'}^[24].
• Carina's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Car'}^[25].
• Carina covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+494'}^[26].
• Carina's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Argo Navis^[14], a former constellation^[28] and Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[15], a celestial hemisphere^[29].

Physical Characteristics

Carina covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+494'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Carina's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include keel^[12] and Argo^[13], a mythological ship^[30].

Why It Matters

Carina draws 1,203 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #26 of 85).^[2] Carina has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Carina is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]