Canes Venatici

Canes Venatici

Constellation
List of stars in Canes Venatici
Abbreviation	CVn
Genitive	Canum Venaticorum
Pronunciation	/ˈkeɪniːz vɪˈnætɪsaɪ/ Cánes Venátici, genitive /ˈkeɪnəm vɪnætɪˈkɒrəm/
Symbolism	the Hunting Dogs
Right ascension	13
Declination	+40
Quadrant	NQ3
Area	465 sq. deg. (38th)
Main stars	2
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	21
Stars with planets	4
Stars brighter than 3.00m	1
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly)	2
Brightest star	Cor Caroli (α CVn) (2.90m)
Messier objects	5
Meteor showers	Canes Venaticids
Bordering constellations	Ursa Major Boötes Coma Berenices
Visible at latitudes between +90° and −40°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of May.

Canes Venatici is a constellation in the northern sky. It means "the hunting dogs" in Latin. It was named and created by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. The astronomer named Ptolemy included it in Ursa Major when he made a list of 48 constellations in the 2nd century. Canes Venatici is not a very bright constellation.

Deep-sky objects

• Messier 3
• Messier 106
• Sunflower Galaxy
• Whirlpool Galaxy

References

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