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Carina arm
  بازوی ِ افزل  
bâzu-ye Afzal
Fr.: bras de Carène  

A → spiral arm in the Milky Way galaxy seen at its best in the → constellation → Carina, but also crossing the constellations → Vela,
→ Crux, and → Centaurus. It may be a continuation of the → Sagittarius arm; the combined feature is called Sagittarius-Carina arm.

See also: → Carina; → arm.