Canes Venatici
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.[1] 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.
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| List of stars in Canes Venatici | |
| Abbreviation: | CVn |
| Genitive: | Canum Venaticorum |
| Symbology: | |
| Right ascension: | 13 h |
| Declination: | +40° |
| Area: | 465 sq. deg. (38th) |
| Main stars: | 2 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 21 |
| Stars known to have planets: | 4 |
| Bright stars: | 1 |
| Nearby stars: | 2 |
| Brightest star: | Cor Caroli (α CVn) (2.90m) |
| Nearest star: | DG CVn ( ly) |
| 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 | |
Deep-sky objects
Canes Venatici Media
Canes Venatici can be seen in the orientation it appears to the eyes in this 1825 star chart from Urania's Mirror.
The constellation Canes Venatici as it is seen by the naked eye in twilight
References
- ↑ Ridpath, Ian. "Canes Venatici: the Hunting Dogs". Star Tales. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
