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

Canes Venatici 58 Cor Caroli, its brightest star, is about 17° south of Alioth in Ursa Major.

From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott

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 Joseph McCabe

The group lies well within a triangle formed by Denebola, Arcturus, in Boötes, and Cor Caroli, in Canes Venatici, which triangle is the upper half of the Diamond of Virgo.

From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott