Constellation Canes Venatici



Canes Venatici Constellation Canes Venatici constellation lies in the northern hemisphere. The constellation’s name means “hunting dogs ” in Latin.

The constellation represents the hunting dogs of Boötes the Herdsman, a neighboring constellation. The dogs are known as Asterion and Chara.

The Greek astronomer Ptolemy included the stars of Canes Venatici in the constellation Ursa Major as informes (unformed), but the constellation was not introduced until 1687, when the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius created it from the faint stars located under the big bear’s tail.