Canes Venatici
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From canes venatici (literally: "dogs of hunting")
Proper noun
- 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.
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.