Constellation Hunting Dogs (Canes Venatici)
Constellation Hunting Dogs (Canes Venatici) is one of the 88 official IAU constellations, with 0 catalogued bright stars. Sky centre at RA 195°, Dec 40°. Genitive form: Canum Venaticorum.
Bright stars in Hunting Dogs
This constellation has no bright stars (mag < 3.0) in our main catalogue. See the full Hipparcos atlas for fainter stars.
About the constellation
Canes Venatici is one of the 88 official constellations of the International Astronomical Union, defined by the IAU in 1922 with precise boundaries established by Eugene Delporte in 1930. The genitive form Canum Venaticorum is used to name stars via Bayer designation (e.g., alpha Canum Venaticorum = the brightest star).
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