Constellation Chart

The Keel

A large constellation of the southern sky, originally part of the even larger Argo Navis. Though it lies on the band of the Milky Way, most of the stars in Carina are relatively faint, with the brilliant exception of Canopus, the second brightest star in the entire sky after Sirius. NGC 2516. A very nice open cluster of perhaps a hundred stars, located fifteen degrees SE of Canopus. with a red giant at the centre. It's estimated at 1200 light years away.

Nebula's In Carina

NGC 3372

NGC 3372, The Keyhole Nebula. A diffuse nebula of great complexity and beauty. While the nebula is composed of brightly glowing gas, there are arker areas which serve to break the nebula into individual islands. The most dramatic of these darker areas has been labelled the Keyhole because of its shape. Eta Carina is found in this nebula.

NGC 3324

Officially designated NGC 3324, the Keyhole Nebula is a smaller region superposed on the larger Eta Carina Nebula. These nebulae were created by the dying star Eta Carina, which is prone to violent outbursts during its final centuries. Noted and discussed as early as 1840 when a spectacular explosion became visible, the Eta Carina system now appears to be undergoing an unusual period of change. An emission nebula that contains much dust, the Keyhole Nebula is roughly 9,000 light years distant. This photogenic nebula can be seen in the south with even a small telescope. The Keyhole Nebula was recently discovered to contain highly structured clouds of molecular gas.

Cluster's In Carina

NGC 3532

NGC 3532. A spectacular cluster of four hundred or so mostly bright, sparkling white, class A stars. John Herschel thought this was the finest cluster he'd ever seen. It's located three degrees WNW of eta Carinae.

IC 2602

The splendid open cluster IC 2602 was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752 from South Africa. Already Abbe Lacaille has compared this cluster with the Pleiades, and it is still known under the common name "Southern Pleiades."

The distance of IC 2602 has been slightly adjusted from the data of the Hipparcos satellite; according to these data, the cluster is at 479 light years (the older value had been 489 light years).

Planetary Destinations In Capricornus

HD 65216

Parent Star: HD 65216 (G5 V) in the constellation of Carina is located at a distance of 111.87 Light Years from our Solar system. Co-ordinates of Right Ascension: 07 53 41.3223 & Declination: -63 38 50.363. The apparent Magnitude of the star is 7.98. The Inner Edge of Habitability Zone is 0.43 AU & the Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: 1.35 AU. Orbiting around (HD 65216) is planet HD 65216 bthe planet is believed to be a Water Cloud Jovian, Eccentric and its existence has been confirmed. The planets appearance is a White water ice clouds. The planet passes through the outer edge of the Habitability Zone at Mean Orbital Distance of 1.37 AU and the estimated mass of the planet is Mass 1.21 Jupiters . The planet Orbits around the star every 613.1 ± 11.4 Days and was discovered by MAYOR M. et al in 2003.

OGLE-TR-111

Parent Star: OGLE-TR-111 (K0 III) in the constellation of Carina is located at a distance of 4892.45 Light Years from our Solar system. Co-ordinates of Right Ascension: 10 53 17.91 & Declination: -61 24 20.3. The apparent Magnitude of the star is 15.55. The Inner Edge of Habitability Zone is -.-- AU & the Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: --.--AU. Orbiting around OGLE-TR-111 is planet OGLE-TR-111 b the planet is believed to be a Jovian and its existence has been confirmed. The planets appearance is a dark sodium haze . The planet maybe positioned out side the of the Habitability Zone at Mean Orbital Distance of 0.047 ± 0.001 AU and the estimated mass of the planet is Mass 0.53 ± 0.11 Jupiters. The planet Orbits around the star every 4.0161 Days and was discovered by BOUCHY F., PONT F., SANTOS N., MELO C., MAYOR M., QUELOZ D. & UDRY S. in 2004.

OGLE-TR-113

Parent Star: OGLE-TR-113 (K) in the constellation of Carina is located at a distance of 4892.45 Light Years from our Solar system. Co-ordinates of Right Ascension: 10 52 24.40 & Declination: -61 26 48.5. The apparent Magnitude of the star is 14.42. The Inner Edge of Habitability Zone is -.-- AU & the Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: --.--AU. Orbiting around OGLE-TR-113 is planet OGLE-TR-113 b the planet is believed to be a water cloud Jovian and its existence has been confirmed. The planets appearance is a white water ice clouds. The planet maybe positioned out side the of the Habitability Zone at Mean Orbital Distance of 0.022 ± 0.0006 AU and the estimated mass of the planet is Mass 1.35 ± 0.22 Jupiters. The planet Orbits around the star every 1.4324758 ± 0.000046 Days and was discovered by BOUCHY F., PONT F., SANTOS N., MELO C., MAYOR M., QUELOZ D. & UDRY S. in 2004.

OGLE-TR-132

Parent Star: OGLE-TR-132 (F) in the constellation of Carina is located at a distance of 4892.45 Light Years from our Solar system. Co-ordinates of Right Ascension: 10 50 34.72 & Declination: -61 57 25.9. The apparent Magnitude of the star is 15.72. The Inner Edge of Habitability Zone is -.-- AU & the Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: --.--AU. Orbiting around OGLE-TR-132 is planet OGLE-TR-132 b the planet is believed to be a Jovian and its existence has been confirmed. The planets appearance maybe a dark sodium haze . The planet maybe positioned out side the of the Habitability Zone at Mean Orbital Distance of 0.03 ± 0.0008 AU and the estimated mass of the planet is Mass 1.19 ± 0.13 Jupiters. The planet Orbits around the star every 1.689857 ± 0.000006 Days and was discovered by BOUCHY F., PONT F., SANTOS N., MELO C., MAYOR M., QUELOZ D. & UDRY S. in 2004.