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Canes Venatici
astronomy
Canes Venatici, constellation in the northern sky at about 13 hours right ascension and 40° north in declination. Its brightest star is Cor Caroli (Latin: “Heart of Charles,” named after the beheaded King Charles I of England), with a magnitude of 2.8. The bright spiral galaxy called the Whirlpool Galaxy is found in Canes Venatici. The stars of this constellation were originally part of Ursa Major, but in 1687 Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius made them their own constellation, which represents dogs held on a leash by Boötes.
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