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CVn
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Canum Venaticorum
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the Hunting Dogs
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13
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+40
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465
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38th
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1
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Cor Caroli (&alpha CVn)
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290
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Vrhbosna/Coma_Berenices" class="copylinks">Coma Berenices
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90
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40
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May
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(
Latin for ''
Hunting Dog s'') is a small northern
Constellation that was introduced by
Johannes Hevelius in the
17th Century . It is supposed to represent the dogs ''Chara'' and ''Asterion'' held on a leash by
Boötes .
Canes Venatici is one of three constellations that represent dogs, along with
Canis Major and
Canis Minor . The constellation's brightest
Star is α CVn, whose proper name is
Cor Caroli , named by
Edmund Halley in memory of the
English King Charles I or his son,
Charles II . It is of
Magnitude 2.90.
Y CVn, sometimes known as "
La Superba ", is a
Semiregular Variable Star that varies between magnitudes 4.7 and 6.2 over a period of around 158 days. It is a very red star.
Canes Venatici contains five
Messier Object s, including five
Galaxies . One of the more significant galaxies in Canes Venatici is the
Whirlpool Galaxy ,
M51 (NGC 5194 and
NGC 5195 ), a
Spiral Galaxy that is seen face on. This was the first galaxy recognised as having a spiral structure, this structure being first observed by
Lord Rosse in
1845 .
Other galaxies in Canes Venatici include the
Sunflower Galaxy (M63 or NGC 5055),
Spiral Galaxy M94 , and
Spiral Galaxy M106 ,
Messier 3 (M3, or NGC 5272) is a
Globular Cluster . It is 18′ in diameter, and at magnitude 6.3 is bright enough to be seen in
Binoculars .
This table lists all stars in Canes Venatici with either a
Bayer Designation or a
Flamsteed Designation .
Source: ''The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed.''
The star Chara or Asterion (
Beta Canum Venaticorum ) in this constellation has been selected a strong candidate for planets.
Margaret Turnbull , an astronomer at the Carnagie Institution of Washington, has recommended that SETI's radio telescopes scan it. (see
Is Beta CVn lively ).
:Stars with proper names:
::
:Stars with Flamsteed designations:
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1 CVn 6.18;
2 CVn 5.69;
3 CVn 5.28;
4 CVn 6.03;
5 CVn 4.76;
6 CVn 5.01;
7 CVn 6.21;
9 CVn 6.35;
10 CVn 5.95;
11 CVn 6.25;
14 CVn 5.20;
15 CVn 6.25;
17 CVn 5.91;
19 CVn 5.77;
20 CVn 4.72;
21 CVn 5.14;
23 CVn 5.60;
24 CVn 4.68;
25 CVn 4.82
