Canes Venatici

[ key-neez vuh-nat-uh-sahy ]

noun

, Astronomy.

, genitive Ca·num Ve·nat·i·co·rum [key, -n, uh, m v, uh, -nat-i-, kawr, -, uh, m, -, kohr, -].

1. the Hunting Dogs, a small northern constellation south of Ursa Major.

Canes Venatici

/ ˈkɑːniːz vɪˈnætɪˌsaɪ /

noun

1. a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Ursa Major that contains the globular cluster M3 and the spiral whirlpool galaxy M51

Word History and Origins

Origin of Canes Venatici¹

From Latin

Word History and Origins

Origin of Canes Venatici¹

Latin: hunting dogs

Example Sentences

NGC 4151 is a spiral galaxy around 43 million light-years away in the northern constellation Canes Venatici.

From Science Daily

The galaxy, which is known as NGC 4631, is 25 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici, according to scientists.

From Fox News

So someone could have stood up in the meeting of astronomers and said, “How come the Italians are the only ones with a constellation? Canes Venatici sounds like the newly elected mayor of Salerno.”

From The New Yorker

Pierre Mechain first discovered the galaxy hiding in the constellation Canes Venatici, or the Hunting Dogs.

From National Geographic

Pierre Mechain first discovered the galaxy hiding in the constellation Canes Venatici, or the Hunting Dogs.

From National Geographic