Canes Venatici

Canes Venatici

Constellation
List of stars in Canes Venatici
Abbreviation	CVn
Genitive	canes venatical
Pronunciation	/ˈkeɪniːz vɪˈnætɪsaɪ/ KAY-neez vin-AT-iss-eye,[1] genitive /ˈkeɪnəm vɪnætɪˈkɔːrəm/ KAY-nəm vin-AT-ih-KOR-əm
Symbolism	the Hunting Dogs
Right ascension	12h 06.2m to 14h 07.3m
Declination	+27.84° to +52.36°[2]
Area	465 sq. deg. (38th)
Main stars	2
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	22
Stars with planets	4
Stars brighter than 3.00m	1
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly)	2
Brightest star	Cor Caroli (Asterion) (α CVn) (2.90m)
Messier objects	5
Meteor showers	Canes Venaticids
Bordering constellations	Ursa Major Boötes Coma Berenices
Visible at latitudes between +90° and −40°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of May.

Canes Venatici (/ˈkeɪniːz vɪˈnætɪsaɪ/ KAY-neez vin-AT-iss-eye) is one of the 88 constellations designated by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). It is a small northern constellation that was created by Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century. Its name is Latin for 'hunting dogs', and the constellation is often depicted in illustrations as representing the dogs of Boötes the Herdsman, a neighboring constellation.

Cor Caroli is the constellation's brightest star, with an apparent magnitude of 2.9. La Superba (Y CVn) is one of the reddest naked-eye stars and one of the brightest carbon stars. The Whirlpool Galaxy is a spiral galaxy tilted face-on to observers on Earth, and was the first galaxy whose spiral nature was discerned. In addition, quasar TON 618 is one of the most massive black holes with the mass of 66 billion solar masses.