Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs (CVn)

(CANE-eez ve-NAT-iss-eye)

The Northern constellation of Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs, is best viewed in Spring during the month of May. It's brightest star is Asterion at magnitude 2.90. The boundary of the Canes Venatici constellation contains 4 stars that host known exoplanets.

1. Pronunciation:
2. CANE-eez ve-NAT-iss-eye

1. Meaning:
2. Hunting Dogs

1. Genitive:
2. Canem Venaticorum

1. Abbreviation:
2. CVn

1. Constellation Family:
2. Ursa Major

1. Hemisphere:
2. Northern

1. Quadrant:
2. NQ3

1. Best viewing month*:
2. May

1. Right Ascension (avg):
2. 13h 1m

1. Declination (avg):
2. 42° 21'

1. Brightest star:
2. Asterion (2.90)

1. Stars with planets:
2. 4

Brightest Stars in Canes Venatici

The 10 brightest stars in the constellation Canes Venatici by magnitude.

1. Star
2. Magnitude
3. Spectral class

1. Alpha Canes Venaticorum (α² Cvn)
2. 2.89
3. A0spe

1. Beta Canes Venaticorum (β Cvn)
2. 4.24
3. G0V

1. 24 Canes Venaticorum (24 Cvn)
2. 4.68
3. A5V

1. 20 Canes Venaticorum (20 Cvn)
2. 4.72
3. F3III

1. AW Canes Venaticorum (AW Cvn)
2. 4.76
3. K5III

1. 5 Canes Venaticorum (5 Cvn)
2. 4.77
3. G7III

1. 25 Canes Venaticorum (25 Cvn)
2. 4.82
3. A7III

1. HR 5110
2. 4.91
3. F2IV SB

1. HD�115004
2. 4.94
3. K0III

1. 6 Canes Venaticorum (6 Cvn)
2. 5.01
3. G8III-IV

Double Stars in Canes Venatici

These are the brightest and easiest-to-find double, triple, and quadruple star systems in the constellation Canes Venatici . Also see all star clusters.

1. Star system
2. Magnitudes
3. Type

1. Alpha Canum Venaticorum
2. 2.9, 5.5
3. double

Star Clusters in Canes Venatici

The most notable and easy-to-find star clusters in the constellation Canes Venatici . Also see all star clusters.

1. Star cluster
2. Catalog #
3. Cluster type

1. Messier 3
2. M3
3. globular

Galaxies in Canes Venatici

The most notable, famous, and easy-to-find galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici . Also see all galaxies.

1. Galaxy name
2. Alt name
3. Galaxy type

1. Eye of Sauron
3. Seyfert

1. Hockey Stick Galaxy
3. barred spiral

1. Sunflower Galaxy
2. M63
3. spiral

1. Whale galaxy
2. C32
3. barred spiral

Milky Way Satellites in Canes Venatici

Dwarf satellite galaxies that orbit the Milky Way Galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Also see all Milky Way satellite galaxies.

1. Galaxy name
2. Alt name
3. Magnitude

1. Canes Venatici I
3. 13.9

1. Canes Venatici II

* Constellation shown for northen hemisphere skies. For the southern hemisphere, constellations appear rotated 180 degrees (upside-down and left-right reversed) from what is shown. Remember that seasons are reversed too - summer in northern latitudes is winter in southern latitudes.

** Circumpolar constellations are visible year-round in the hemisphere listed (and not at all in the opposite hemisphere).