Canes Venatici

Visible at latitudes between +90° and −40°.

Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of May.

Pronunciation: CANE-eez (CAN-eez) ve-NAT-iss-eye

Abbreviation: CVn

English Name: the Hunting Dogs

Right ascension: 12h 06.2m to 14h 07.3m

Declination: +27.84° to +52.36°

Area: 465 sq. deg. (38th)

Main stars: 2

Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 21

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

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