Northern Celestial Hemisphere

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The Northern Celestial Hemisphere is the half of the sky north of the celestial equator, containing many prominent constellations and the north celestial pole.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Northern Hemisphere 9
Northern Celestial Hemisphere canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical region
celestial hemisphere
contains Altair
Andromeda
Andromeda Galaxy
Aquila
Auriga
Bootes
Cancer
Cassiopeia
Cepheus
Coma Cluster
Crab Nebula
Cygnus
Deneb
Double Cluster in Perseus
linked to: Double Cluster

Draco
Gemini
Hercules
Hyades star cluster
linked to: Hyades

Leo
Lyra
North America Nebula
North Ecliptic Pole
Orion
Pegasus
Perseus
Pleiades star cluster
linked to: Pleiades

Polaris
Ring Nebula
Taurus
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Ursa Minor constellation asterism Little Dipper
linked to: Ursa Minor

Vega
Virgo Cluster
asterism Big Dipper
linked to: Ursa Major

most circumpolar constellations for northern observers
north celestial pole
coordinateSystem equatorial coordinate system
declinationRange 0 degrees to +90 degrees
hasBoundary celestial equator
hasDefinition the half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator
isDividedFrom Southern Celestial Hemisphere by celestial equator
isOppositeOf Southern Celestial Hemisphere
isPartOf celestial sphere
moreCompletelyVisibleFrom high northern terrestrial latitudes
rightAscensionCoverage 0 hours to 24 hours
usedIn astronomy
astrophotography planning
celestial navigation
visibleFrom geographic latitudes north of the terrestrial equator

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cancer locatedIn Northern Celestial Hemisphere
subject linked to: constellation Cancer
Serpens Cauda visibleFrom Northern Hemisphere
linked to: Northern Celestial Hemisphere
Messier 22 visibleFrom Northern Hemisphere
linked to: Northern Celestial Hemisphere
Taygeta visibleFrom Northern Hemisphere
linked to: Northern Celestial Hemisphere
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy visibleFrom Northern Hemisphere
linked to: Northern Celestial Hemisphere
Orion Nebula bestSeenFromHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
linked to: Northern Celestial Hemisphere
Messier 45 bestSeenIn Northern Hemisphere
linked to: Northern Celestial Hemisphere
Horsehead Nebula bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere
linked to: Northern Celestial Hemisphere
Delta Cancrids hemisphereVisibility Northern Hemisphere
linked to: Northern Celestial Hemisphere
Merope Nebula isVisibleFrom Northern Hemisphere
linked to: Northern Celestial Hemisphere