Canes Venatici

[ key-neez vuh-nat-uh-sahy ]

noun

, Astronomy.

, genitive Ca·num Ve·nat·i·co·rum [key, -n, uh, m v, uh, -nat-i-, kawr, -, uh, m, -, kohr, -].

1. the Hunting Dogs, a small northern constellation south of Ursa Major.

Canes Venatici

/ ˈkɑːniːz vɪˈnætɪˌsaɪ /

noun

1. a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Ursa Major that contains the globular cluster M3 and the spiral whirlpool galaxy M51

Word History and Origins

Origin of Canes Venatici¹

From Latin

Word History and Origins

Origin of Canes Venatici¹

Latin: hunting dogs

Example Sentences

The most interesting specimen of a spiral nebula is situated in Canes Venatici.

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There are one or two interesting things to be seen in that part of Canes Venatici which is represented on map No. 11.

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The portion of Canes Venatici, represented in map No. 26, contains two or three remarkable objects.

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In the next stage this material is largely collected in a luminous and hazy sphere, as we find in the nebula in Canes Venatici.

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The nebula in Canes Venatici is a spiral facing towards us, and its shape irresistibly suggests motions along the spiral arms.

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