Official IAU constellation
Canes Venatici
Hunting Dogs
IAU abbreviation: CVn
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
March, April, May
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
2 stars, 1 lines
About
Canes Venatici is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 2 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Canes Venatici is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 2 stars with 1 line in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Cor Caroli (apparent magnitude 2.89).
Important Stars
Cor CaroliChara