Editing Carina (constellation) (section)

== Equivalents ==
From China (especially northern China), the stars of Carina can barely be seen. The star Canopus (the south polar star in Chinese astronomy) was located by Chinese astronomers in the [[Vermilion Bird|Vermilion Bird of the South]] (南方朱雀, ''Nán Fāng Zhū Què''). The rest of the stars were first classified by Xu Guanggi during the [[Ming dynasty]], based on the knowledge acquired from western star charts, and placed among [[Chinese constellations#The Southern Asterisms|The Southern Asterisms]] (近南極星區, ''Jìnnánjíxīngōu'').{{clarify|date=December 2011}}

[[Polynesian people]]s had no name for the constellation in particular, though they had many names for Canopus.
The [[Māori people|Māori]] name ''[[Ariki]]'' ("High-born"),{{sfn|Makemson|1941|p=201}} and the [[Native Hawaiians|Hawaiian]] ''Ke Alii-o-kona-i-ka-lewa'', "The Chief of the southern expanse"{{sfn|Makemson|1941|p=198}} both attest to the star's prominence in the southern sky, while the Māori ''[[Atutahi]]'', "First-light" or "Single-light", and the [[Tuamotu]] ''Te Tau-rari'' and ''Marere-te-tavahi'', "He who stands alone".{{sfn|Makemson|1941|p=229}} refer to the star's solitary nature.
It was also called ''Kapae-poto'' ("Short horizon"), because it rarely sets from the vantage point of New Zealand,{{sfn|Makemson|1941|p=217}} and ''Kauanga'' ("Solitary"), when it was the last star visible before sunrise.{{sfn|Makemson|1941|p=218}}