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Canes Venatici

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Canes Venatici [′kä‚nēz ·və′nad·ə‚sē]
(astronomy)
A northern constellation with right ascension 13 hours, declination 40°N, between Ursa Major and Boötes. Abbreviated CVn. Also known as Hunting Dogs.
Canes Venatici 

(“hunting dogs”), a constellation in the northern sky. It is visible year-round in the central latitudes of the USSR.
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This spiral galaxy lies relatively nearby, about 35 million light-years away, in the constellation Canes Venatici.
Herschel telescope obtains images of 'whirlpool galaxy' as first test ... by Asian News International
Canes Venatici contains a wealth of bright galaxies, members of the Local Supercluster centred some 60 million light years away towards Coma Berenices, and some are among the best galaxies in the sky for observers.
NGC 4244--a silver sliver in the spring sky by Moore, Stewart L. / Journal of the British Astronomical Association
About 640,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, the galaxy is one of the most remote Milky Way satellites ever found.
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