CONSTELLATION OF CANES VENATICI

Name: Canes Venatici
Abbreviation: CVn
Meaning: Hunting Dogs
Right Ascension: 13h
Declination: +40º
Area (Degrees squared): 465
Stars with known planets: 0
Bordering Constellations: Ursa Major, Bootes, Coma Berenices

Visible at latitudes between +90º and -40º and best at 21.00h during May. From the northern hemisphere, the constellation of Cancer can be seen in springtime from March until September depending on the time of night.

This Latin name for hunting dogs represents the mythological dogs Chara and Asterion held on a leash by Bootes the herdsman, a neighbouring constellation.