Carina

Summary

Carina is a constellation^[1]. Carina draws 475 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 image is recorded as Constellation Carina.jpg^[4].
• Carina's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Vela^[6].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Puppis^[7].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Pictor^[8].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Volans^[9].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Chamaeleon^[10].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Musca^[11].
• Carina's shares border with is recorded as Centaurus^[12].
• keel is named after Carina^[13].
• Argo is named after Carina^[14].
• Carina's GND ID is recorded as 106460272X^[15].
• Carina's locator map image is recorded as Carina constellation map.svg^[16].
• Carina's part of is recorded as Argo Navis^[17].
• Carina's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[18].
• Carina's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Carina symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[19].
• Carina's Commons category is recorded as Carina (constellation)^[20].
• Carina's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1763-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Carina's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01wnb^[22].
• Carina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carina (constellation)^[23].
• Carina's Commons gallery is recorded as Carina^[24].
• Carina's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8^[25].
• Carina's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Carina's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Carina-constellation^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Argo Navis^[17], a former constellation^[28] and Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[18], a celestial hemisphere^[29].

Physical Characteristics

Carina's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+494'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Carina's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].

History and Context

Things named after include keel^[13] and Argo^[14], a mythological ship^[31].

Why It Matters

Carina draws 475 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.^[32] Carina is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]