Constellation
Canes Venatici
Canes Venatici (CVn) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Cor Caroli (magnitude 2.89).
| Latin name | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CVn |
| Brightest star | Cor Caroli |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 186 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 17 |
| Deep-sky objects | 7 |
| Galaxies | 175 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Cor Caroli 2.89 · 99.7 light-years
- Chara 4.24 · 27.6 light-years
- 24 CVn 4.68 · 185.4 light-years
- 20 CVn 4.72 · 255.2 light-years
- 5 CVn 4.76 · 376.4 light-years
- HIP 67665 4.76 · 525.8 light-years
- 25 CVn 4.82 · 184.0 light-years
- HIP 66257 4.91 · 152.9 light-years
- HIP 64540 4.94 · 472.8 light-years
- 6 CVn 5.01 · 245.9 light-years
- 21 CVn 5.14 · 278.8 light-years
- 14 CVn 5.20 · 331.6 light-years
- 3 CVn 5.28 · 636.6 light-years
- HIP 61309 5.42 · 294.2 light-years
- La Superba 5.42 · 1,012 light-years
- HIP 67250 5.51 · 299.0 light-years
- 23 CVn 5.60 · 499.0 light-years
- Cor Caroli B 5.61 · 106.5 light-years
- HIP 67384 5.61 · 297.6 light-years
- HIP 63916 5.64 · 424.8 light-years
- 2 CVn 5.69 · 721.5 light-years
- HIP 63024 5.75 · 781.7 light-years
- 19 CVn 5.77 · 222.1 light-years
- HIP 64927 5.81 · 507.6 light-years
- HIP 62641 5.87 · 354.6 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- HD 112570 1 planet(s)
- HD 115954 1 planet(s)
- HIP 65407 2 planet(s)
- BD+42 2315 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1807 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1794 1 planet(s)
- GJ 508.2 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1798 2 planet(s)
- TOI-1272 1 planet(s)
- Tuiren 1 planet(s)
- TOI-3862 1 planet(s)
- TIC 445839811 1 planet(s)
- Gaia-4 1 planet(s)
- HAT-P-12 1 planet(s)
- TOI-3919 1 planet(s)
- DE CVn 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5616 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J1342+2822D Pulsar
- PSR J1342+2822F Pulsar
- PSR J1342+2822C Pulsar
- PSR J1342+2822B Pulsar
- PSR J1342+2822A Pulsar
- PSR J1342+2822E Pulsar
- M 3 (NGC 5272) Globular cluster
Galaxies
- Whirlpool (M51) 28.0 million light-years
- Sunflower (M63) 29.0 million light-years
- M94 15.3 million light-years
- M106 23.5 million light-years
- DDO 133 15.8 million light-years
- KK 165 17.6 million light-years
- NGC 4509 32.9 million light-years
- NGC 4656 17.6 million light-years
- BTS151 23.8 million light-years
- LV J1243+3232 23.8 million light-years
- NGC 4631 24.1 million light-years
- NGC 4627 23.8 million light-years
- FGC1497 76.3 million light-years
- UGCA 292 11.8 million light-years
- LV J1241+3251 23.8 million light-years
- KKH 78 15.3 million light-years
- KK 152 22.5 million light-years
- NGC 4395 15.0 million light-years
- CVnI 717,600 light-years
- MAPS1236+33 38.2 million light-years
- KK 141 25.4 million light-years
- CVnII 521,900 light-years
- DDO 143 29.7 million light-years
- NGC 4861 23.8 million light-years
- UGC 7427 31.6 million light-years
- KK 230 6.98 million light-years
- NGC 4534 32.0 million light-years
- KK 166 15.5 million light-years
- UGC 7605 14.4 million light-years
- UGC 8833 10.0 million light-years
- UGC 7257 28.7 million light-years
- NGC 4163 9.59 million light-years
- KDG090 9.33 million light-years
- NGC 4214 9.59 million light-years
- MCG +06-27-017 15.8 million light-years
- DDO 147 17.6 million light-years
- NGC 4190 9.20 million light-years
- DDO 126 15.9 million light-years
- DDO 127 22.5 million light-years
- IC 4182 15.3 million light-years
- UGC 7699 47.3 million light-years
- NGC 4244 14.6 million light-years
- CGCG 189-050 16.4 million light-years
- KDG105 24.8 million light-years
- BTS146 27.7 million light-years
- DDO 183 10.5 million light-years
- BTS142 32.6 million light-years
- KUG 1218+387 26.2 million light-years
- IC 3687 14.9 million light-years
- Arp 211 21.6 million light-years
- UGC 7719 30.0 million light-years
- DDO 182 29.0 million light-years
- UGC 7678 22.5 million light-years
- UGC 7774 73.7 million light-years
- KK 227 32.6 million light-years
- CGCG 217-018 27.2 million light-years
- DDO 181 9.82 million light-years
- UGC 7751 25.8 million light-years
- NGC 4618 25.8 million light-years
- NGC 4625 25.8 million light-years
- LV J1243+4127 19.9 million light-years
- KK 193 29.0 million light-years
- NGC 4490 18.9 million light-years
- NGC 4485 18.9 million light-years
- KKH 82 26.3 million light-years
- KK 191 19.6 million light-years
- MAPS1231+42 18.9 million light-years
- KK 149 29.0 million light-years
- UGC 7690 36.5 million light-years
- KK 151 21.4 million light-years
- DDO 129 29.0 million light-years
- KK 133 26.8 million light-years
- UGC 7271 60.7 million light-years
- DDO 125 8.94 million light-years
- KK 160 14.1 million light-years
- LV J1228+4358 13.3 million light-years
- NGC 5023 21.6 million light-years
- NGC 4449 13.7 million light-years
- MAPS1249+44 25.6 million light-years
- KK 194 32.6 million light-years
- MCG +08-25-028 25.2 million light-years
- UGC 7320 30.0 million light-years
- UGC 7827 27.7 million light-years
- NGC 4460 31.3 million light-years
- NGC 4242 25.8 million light-years
- DDO 120 23.0 million light-years
- DDO 168 14.1 million light-years
- CVnHI 21.2 million light-years
- NGC 4288 26.3 million light-years
- DDO 167 13.7 million light-years
- UGC 8215 14.8 million light-years
- d1220+4649 25.4 million light-years
- LV J1218+4655 21.3 million light-years
- KK 136 25.4 million light-years
- LV J1217+4703 25.4 million light-years
- BTS157 28.8 million light-years
- KDG101 23.6 million light-years
- d1219+4705 25.4 million light-years
- NGC 4248 24.1 million light-years
- KK 134 25.4 million light-years
- [KKH2011]S11 25.4 million light-years
- DDO 169 14.4 million light-years
- UGC 7639 23.3 million light-years
- DDO 169NW 13.7 million light-years
- BTS132 25.4 million light-years
- KK 132 25.4 million light-years
- NGC 5229 26.1 million light-years
- UGCA 281 18.5 million light-years
- LV J1328+4937 26.2 million light-years
- UGCA 361 26.1 million light-years
- NGC 4707 18.9 million light-years
- UGC 7267 42.1 million light-years
- UGC 7950 29.0 million light-years
- NGC 5238 14.7 million light-years
- UGC 7298 13.7 million light-years
- NGC 5263 225.1 million light-years
- NGC 5275 584.4 million light-years
- NGC 5280 508.7 million light-years
- NGC 5259 NED02 851.9 million light-years
- IC 4166 505.7 million light-years
- IC 4225 253.4 million light-years
- NGC 5166 216.5 million light-years
- NGC 5098 NED01 522.9 million light-years
- NGC 4227 300.5 million light-years
- NGC 5223 335.7 million light-years
- NGC 5440 171.9 million light-years
- NGC 5444 184.0 million light-years
- NGC 4956 221.3 million light-years
- NGC 4986 224.7 million light-years
- NGC 5273 49.6 million light-years
- IC 4213 38.0 million light-years
- NGC 5033 40.8 million light-years
- NGC 4774 NED02 390.1 million light-years
- NGC 5005 44.1 million light-years
- NGC 4893 494.4 million light-years
- NGC 4868 217.4 million light-years
- NGC 4914 217.3 million light-years
- NGC 5394 160.7 million light-years
- NGC 5380 147.8 million light-years
- IC 4269 783.6 million light-years
- NGC 5349 267.4 million light-years
- NGC 5351 168.2 million light-years
- NGC 5403 128.0 million light-years
- NGC 5303 66.1 million light-years
- NGC 5243 195.9 million light-years
- NGC 5361 263.2 million light-years
- IC 3014 295.1 million light-years
- NGC 4369 48.7 million light-years
- NGC 4151 46.3 million light-years
- NGC 5326 117.4 million light-years
- NGC 5337 100.9 million light-years
- NGC 4145 47.0 million light-years
- NGC 5353 108.3 million light-years
- NGC 5362 101.3 million light-years
- NGC 5289 117.7 million light-years
- NGC 5383 105.8 million light-years
- NGC 4704 379.0 million light-years
- NGC 4143 44.7 million light-years
- NGC 4111 37.6 million light-years
- NGC 5103 59.5 million light-years
- NGC 4138 41.4 million light-years
- NGC 5297 112.2 million light-years
- NGC 4389 33.5 million light-years
- NGC 4800 41.5 million light-years
- NGC 5198 118.0 million light-years
- NGC 4346 35.9 million light-years
- NGC 4226 338.3 million light-years
- NGC 4217 47.8 million light-years
- NGC 5377 83.5 million light-years
- NGC 4218 34.0 million light-years
- NGC 4837 NED01 399.9 million light-years
- NGC 4617 216.9 million light-years
- NGC 4932 330.3 million light-years
- NGC 4537 555.0 million light-years
- IC 801 307.8 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 65550
- HIP 67194
- HIP 67605
- 17 CVn
- HIP 67782
- HIP 67210
- 10 CVn
- HIP 66907
- HIP 64212
- HIP 64979
- 4 CVn
- HIP 65951
- HIP 65376
- HD 112570
- 7 CVn
- HIP 66690
- HIP 66725
- Gl 474
- 11 CVn
- HIP 62972
- 15 CVn
- HIP 68567
- HIP 66892
- HIP 68065
- HIP 60305
- HIP 62172
- HIP 65230
- 9 CVn
- HIP 66223
- HIP 61748
- HIP 65754
- HIP 67483
- HIP 67778
- HIP 65723
- HIP 62600
- HIP 64530
- Gl 483
- GJ 3706
- Gl 501.1
- GJ 3776
- HD 115954
- Gl 508A
- Gl 509A
- Gl 519
- Gl 459.2
- Gl 498
- GJ 9427
- Gl 518.2A
- Gl 462
- HIP 65407
- GJ 9420
- Gl 507A
- Gl 508B
- Gl 509B
- Gl 537A
- BD+42 2315
- Gl 537B
- TOI-1807
- Gl 521
- TOI-1794
- GJ 9448A
- GJ 3765
- Gl 458.2
- Gl 490A
- GJ 9393
- Gl 507.1
- GJ 508.2
- GJ 1170
- GJ 9448B
- GJ 3714
- TOI-1798
- GJ 9403
- GJ 3741A
- GJ 3748
- GJ 3760
- TOI-1272
- GJ 3718
- GJ 3789
- Gl 507B
- GJ 3801
- GJ 3738
- Tuiren
- TOI-3862
- TIC 445839811
- Gaia-4
- HAT-P-12
- GJ 1174
- TOI-3919
- DE CVn
- GJ 3729
- GJ 3713
- Gl 490B
- GJ 3733
- GJ 3749
- GJ 3812
- GJ 3756
- GJ 3825
- GJ 3742B
- GJ 3797
- GJ 3798
- TOI-5616
- 2MASS J13120707+3937445
- SDSS J121645.58+492744.9
- 2MASS J13061727+3820296
- 2MASSW J1338261+414034
- SDSS J123112.97+405027.9
- SDSS J133316.06+374421.7
- SDSS J131223.12+493126.2
- SDSS J125137.76+462025.9
- SDSS J124555.66+490210.9
- SDSS J140604.28+313115.6
- SDSS J124908.66+415728.6
- 2MASS J13364062+3743230
- SDSS J140403.24+445331.7
- 2MASS J13313310+3407583
- SDSS J130234.71+512600.9
- 2MASS J12312141+4959234
- SDSS J135238.65+324002.4
- 2MASSW J1246467+402715
- SDSS J121758.67+340004.5
- SDSS J122718.42+491158.5
- SDSS J135523.24+404742.2
- 2MASS J14044495+4634297
- 2MASSW J1343167+394508
- SDSS J131835.71+423950.8
- SDSS J125253.62+342138.8
- SDSS J140023.12+433822.3
- SDSS J140633.18+360449.3
- SDSS J121433.61+372111.9
- SDSS J135825.72+423434.4
- 2MASS J12162161+4456340
- SDSS J120815.92+405629.9
- WISEP J131141.91+362925.2
- SDSS J140347.84+351313.1
- SDSS J123034.66+324534.5
- SDSS J135955.19+324719.0
- 2MASS J13264464+3627407
- SDSS J125045.66+441853.7
- SDSS J133506.46+431725.1
- SDSS J121409.75+332356.0
- SDSS J121855.72+352022.9
- SDSS J140409.91+400214.0
- SDSS J123517.23+315815.6
- 2MASS J13170488+3447513
- SDSS J133257.73+325813.1
- 2MASS J12352675+4124310
- 2MASS J12453705+4028456
- 2MASS J13064517+4548552
- SDSS J135923.99+472843.2
- WISEA J131845.58+362614.0
- SDSS J134526.65+451128.3
- SDSS J121142.17+513851.1
- SDSS J135852.68+374711.9
- SDSS J125011.65+392553.9
- PSO J207.7496+29.4240
- PSO J183.4547+40.7901
- WISE J125715.90+400854.2
- ULAS J134646.71+282009.2
- ULAS J131615.93+331306.8
- ULAS J135322.83+283408.2
- ULAS J130716.63+332523.8