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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.


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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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