Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs (CVn)

The constellation of Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs, is best viewed in the Spring season during the month of May for mid-northern latitudes. It's brightest star is Asterion at magnitude 2.90. The boundary of the Canes Venatici constellation contains 4 stars that host known exoplanets.

The naked eye can generally see up to magnitude 6 (magnitude 8 with perfect eyes under ideal super dark-sky conditions).

1. Meaning:
2. Hunting Dogs

1. Genitive:
2. Canem Venaticorum

1. Abbreviation:
2. CVn

1. Constellation Family:
2. Ursa Major

1. Best Viewing Month*:
2. May

1. Right Ascension (avg):
2. 13h 1m

1. Declination (avg):
2. 42° 21'

1. Brightest Star:
2. Asterion (2.90m)

1. Exoplanet Host Stars:
2. 4

1. Messier objects:
2. M3, M63, M94,

1. Caldwell objects:
2. C32,

1. Herschel objects:
2. NGC 4111, NGC 4143, NGC 4151, NGC 4214, NGC 4258, NGC 4346, NGC 4449, NGC 4485, NGC 4490, NGC 4618, NGC 4631, NGC 4656, NGC 4800, NGC 5005, NGC 5033, NGC 5195, NGC 5273,

1. Other:
2. Barium star

* For southern latitudes, flip the season listed. For example, if a constellation is listed as best viewed in the summer in the month of July, in the southern hemisphere the constellation would be best viewed in the winter in January and would be upside-down.

** Circumpolar constellations are visible year-round in the hemisphere listed.

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