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

It is known that Canes Venatici now occupy the place of an upraised arm of Bootes, and I imagine that Corona Borealis, though undoubtedly a very ancient constellation, occupies the place of his other arm.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)

As they are flat or disk-shaped, we see this structure plainly when they turn full face toward the earth, as does the magnificent nebula in Canes Venatici.

From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph