Canes Venatici

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Trivia 1.4 See also

English

Etymology

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin canes venatici, the "dogs of hunting"

Proper noun

Canes Venatici

1. ((astronomy{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})): A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pair of hunting dogs (Chara and Asterion) held on a leash by Boötes and following the bear Ursa Major.

Translations

Finnish: Ajokoirat French: les Chiens de chasse m, pl German: die Jagdhunde m, pl

Latin: Canes Venatici Russian: Гончие Псы Spanish: Canes Venatici

Trivia

• The brightest star in Canes Venatici (magnitude 2.90) was named Cor Caroli by Edmund Halley in honor of the English King Charles I or his son, Charles II.

See also

• Canis Major
• Canis Minor
• Cor Caroli