Canes Venatici

American  

[key-neez vuh-nat-uh-sahy] / ˈkeɪ niz vəˈnæt əˌsaɪ /

noun

Astronomy.

Canum Venaticorum genitive

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

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Canes Venatici British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Canes Venatici

From Latin

Example Sentences

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Canes Venatici

It couldn’t be determined who owns Canes Venatici.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

NGC 4151 is a spiral galaxy around 43 million light-years away in the northern constellation Canes Venatici.

From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024

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

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel

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

From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Serviss, Garrett Putman

The fourth class is a small one, containing no stars over fifth magnitude, of which 152 Schjellerup, in Canes Venatici, is a good example.

From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George