CARINA
(Abbreviation:
Car).
The
keel of the ship Argo, in which Jason and his companions sailed upon their
successful if somewhat unprincipled expedition to remove the golden Fleece of
the sacred ram (Aries) from his grove.
Carina is the brightest part of Argo, and contains Canopus, which is
second only to sirius in brilliance.
Canopus is a highly luminous star, but estimates of its power and
distance vary considerably. A
recent estimate makes it over 200.000 times as luminous as the sun; other
estimates are much lower. Also in
this constellation is h Carinæ, which during part of the last century rivalled
sirius, but which is now well below naked-eye visibility. It is unique, and its peak may have been
the most luminous star in the galaxy.
Excluding h, there are 15 stars in Carina brighter then the fourth
magnitude:
.
.
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAG. |
ABS.MAG. |
SPEC |
DIST,PC | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | |||||
|
a |
06 |
23 |
57.1 |
-52 |
41 |
44 |
-0.72 |
-8.5 |
FO |
360
CANOPUS |
|
N |
06 |
34 |
58.5 |
-52 |
58 |
32 |
4.39 |
-0.8 |
B9 |
100 |
|
A |
06 |
49 |
51.3 |
-53 |
37 |
20 |
4.40 |
0.4 |
gG3 |
52 |
|
c |
07 |
56 |
46.7 |
-52 |
58 |
56 |
3.47 |
-3.0 |
B2 |
180 |
|
d |
08 |
40 |
37.0 |
-59 |
45 |
40 |
4.33 |
-3.6 |
B2 |
350 |
|
e |
08 |
22 |
30.8 |
-59 |
30 |
34 |
1.86 |
-2.1 |
KO |
62
AVIOR |
|
f |
08 |
46 |
42.6 |
-56 |
46 |
11 |
4.49 |
-2.5 |
B2 |
250 |
|
c |
08 |
55 |
02.8 |
-60 |
38 |
41 |
3.84 |
-1.0 |
B8 |
93 |
|
G |
09 |
05 |
38.4 |
-70 |
32 |
20 |
4.71 |
-2.5 |
B2 |
280 |
|
a |
09 |
10 |
57.9 |
-58 |
58 |
01 |
3.44 |
-3.0 |
B2 |
190 |
|
i |
09 |
11 |
16.7 |
-62 |
19 |
02 |
3.97 |
-2.3 |
B3 |
180 |
|
b |
09 |
13 |
12.2 |
-69 |
53 |
02 |
1.68 |
-0.6 |
AO |
26
MIAPLACIDUS |
|
g |
09 |
16 |
12.2 |
-57 |
32 |
28 |
4.34 |
-0.3 |
gK5 |
70 |
|
i |
09 |
17 |
05.4 |
-59 |
16 |
31 |
2.25 |
-4.7 |
FO |
250 |
|
R |
09 |
32 |
14.7 |
-62 |
47 |
19 |
3.8 _10
var. |
M5 |
250 TUREIS (OR
ASPIDISKE) | |
|
h |
09 |
34 |
26.6 |
-59 |
13 |
46 |
4.08 |
-3.7 |
B5 |
350 |
|
m |
09 |
39 |
20.9 |
-61 |
19 |
40 |
4.52 |
0.2 |
B9 |
73 |
|
I |
09 |
45 |
14.8 |
-62 |
30 |
28 |
4.1v |
4.4 |
GO |
16 |
|
n |
09 |
47 |
06.1 |
-65 |
04 |
18 |
2.97 |
-2.0 |
A7 |
99 |
|
w |
10 |
13 |
44.3 |
-70 |
02 |
16 |
3.32 |
-1.0 |
B7 |
70 |
|
q |
10 |
17 |
04.9 |
-61 |
19 |
56 |
3.40 |
-4.4 |
K5 |
280 |
|
1 |
10 |
24 |
23.7 |
-74 |
01 |
54 |
4.00 |
0.6 |
F2 |
17 |
|
S |
10 |
27 |
24.4 |
-57 |
38 |
19 |
4.68 |
-8.5 |
FO |
3600 |
|
P |
10 |
32 |
01.4 |
-61 |
41 |
07 |
3.32v |
-1.7 |
B3 |
96 |
|
r |
10 |
35 |
35.2 |
-57 |
33 |
27 |
4.45 |
-0.4 |
gM0 |
92 |
|
t |
10 |
38 |
45.0 |
-59 |
10 |
58 |
4.66 |
-5.9 |
cK |
1300 |
|
q |
10 |
42 |
57.4 |
-64 |
23 |
39 |
2.76 |
-4.1 |
BO |
230 |
|
W |
10 |
43 |
32.1 |
-60 |
33 |
59 |
4.57 |
-0.3 |
K5 |
75 |
|
u |
10 |
53 |
29.6 |
-58 |
51 |
12 |
3.78 |
1.7 |
KO |
26 |
|
x |
11 |
08 |
35.3 |
-58 |
58 |
30 |
3.91 |
-8.0 |
GO |
1400 |
|
y |
11 |
12 |
36.0 |
-60 |
19 |
03 |
4.60 |
-8.5 |
FO |
3300 |
.DOUBLE
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAGS |
P.A. |
DIST | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | ||||
|
n |
09 |
47 |
06.1 |
-65 |
04 |
18 |
3.1,6.0 |
126 |
FIXED |
.
.
.VARIABLES
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
RANGE |
PEROID,D |
SPEC |
TYPE | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
, | |||||
|
h |
10 |
45.1 |
-59 |
41 |
-0.8---7.9 |
--- |
PECULIAR |
IRREGULAR |
|
U |
10 |
55.8 |
-59 |
28 |
6.4---8.4 |
38.8 |
F-G |
CEPHEID |
|
R |
09 |
31.0 |
-62 |
41 |
3.9---10.0 |
381 |
M |
MIRA |
|
I |
09 |
45.2 |
-62 |
30 |
3.4---4.8 |
35.2 |
F-G |
CEPHEID |
|
S |
10 |
07.8 |
-61 |
18 |
4.5---9.9 |
150 |
M |
MIRA |
.CLUSTERS AND
NEBULÆ.
|
OBJECT |
R.A. |
DEC |
TYPE |
NOTES | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
, | |||
|
NGC
2516 |
07 |
59.7 |
-60 |
44 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
NAKED EYE
RICH |
|
NGC 28085263 |
09 |
11.0 |
-64 |
39 |
GLOBULAR |
MAG. 6,
RICH |
|
NGC
2867 |
09 |
20.0 |
-58 |
06 |
PLANETARY |
MAG. 10,
OVAL |
|
NGC3116 |
10 |
01.1 |
-59 |
53 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
MAG. 4.5 FAIRLY
RICH |
|
NGC
3136 |
10 |
04.5 |
-67 |
08 |
GALAXY |
MAG. 12.4, ELLIPTICAL
GALAXY |
|
I
2581 |
10 |
25.4 |
-57 |
23 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
MAG. 5, FAIRLY
RICH |
|
NGC 33725309 |
10 |
43.0 |
-59 |
25 |
NEBULAR |
KEYHOLE NEBULAR ROUND
h |
|
NGC 35325323 |
11 |
04.3 |
-58 |
24 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
FAIRLY
RICH |
