Visible at latitudes between +20° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of March.
Abbreviation: Car
English Name: the Keel
Right ascension: 06h 02m 59.7365s–11h 20m 37.4211s
Declination: −50.7545471°–−75.6840134°
Area: 494 sq. deg. (34th)
Main stars: 9
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 52
Stars with planets: 11
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 6
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 1
Brightest star: Canopus (α Car) (−0.72m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: Alpha Carinids, Eta Carinids
Bordering constellations
Vela
Puppis
Pictor
Volans
Chamaeleon
Musca
Centaurus