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The constellation is a modern invention, but the stars of Carina were mentioned in the Almagest under "[[Argo]]". |
The constellation is a modern invention, but the stars of Carina were mentioned in the Almagest under "[[Argo]]". |
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Revision as of 19:13, 26 April 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Almagest
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The constellation is a modern invention, but the stars of Carina were mentioned in the Almagest under "Argo".
| No. | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English translation
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἀργοῦς ἀστερισμός. | Argo (Almagest) | ||
| 36 | ὁ τούτου πρὸς νότου ἐπὶ τῆς κάτω τρόπεως λαμπρός | The bright star to the south of this, on the lower [part of the] keel | chi Car |
| 44 | ὁ τῶν ἐν τῷ λοιπῷ πηδαλίῳ β ὁ προηγούμενος καλούμενος. Κάνωβος | The more advanced of the 2 stars in the other steering-oar, called Canopus | alf Car |
