Carina
Meaning
A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
Synonyms
Keel
Keel star
Ship’s Keel
Translations
Carène
Carina
Carina
Τρόπις
Quilla
Schiffskiel
Kiel
Carena
Karina
CarinaFrequency
Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin carīna (“the keel of a ship”)
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