Talk:List of stars in Carina

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[edit] Etymologies

Etymologies listed here don't fit into the table, so please add them in respective star articles with sources.--JyriL talk 14:02, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

BD Names and other designations Mag. Ly away Comments
α Canopus, Alpha Carinae, Suhail −0.72 313
  • < Canōpus < Κάνωπος
  • < سهيل Suhail
β Beta Carinae, Miaplacidus 1.68 111
  • < مياه miyāh waters + placidus placid = Placid Waters
ι Iota Carinae, Aspidiske, Turais, Scutulum 2.25 692
  • < Scutulum "little shield"
  • < تُرَيْس Turais Shield [dimunitive]
θ Theta Carinae, Vathorz Posterior 2.76 439
  • < (Old-Norse vatn for "water" fused with Latin horizont for "horizon line" to form vathorz) "The Waterline" (alongside a boat) + Latin posterior for succeeding
υ Upsilon Carinae, Vathorz Prior 2.92 1620
  • < (Old-Norse vatn for "water" fused with Latin horizont for "horizon line" to form vathorz) "The Waterline" (alongside a boat) + Latin prior for preceding
χ Chi Carinae, Drys, Drus 3.46 387
  • < δρυς drus Oak or oak tree (The prow of the Argo was built of oak wood from the oracle of Dodona.)
  • Beta Cephei variable
η Eta Carinae, Tseen She, Foramen 4.8