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Canes Venatici

Jagdhunde

Genitive: Canum Venaticorum

Northern Frühling 465 sq° CVn

Hellster Stern: Cor Caroli (mag 2.81)

RA 13h 00m 0.0s · Dec +40d 00' 0"

Canes Venatici - Mythologie

Mythologie

Die Jagdhunde, 1687 von Johannes Hevelius geschaffen. Sie stellen die Hunde Asterion und Chara dar, die von Bootes an der Leine gehalten werden, während sie den Großen Bären jagen.

Beobachtungs-Highlights

Ein galaxienreiches Sternbild mit M51 (Whirlpoolgalaxie), M63 (Sonnenblumengalaxie), M94 und M106. Beherbergt auch den Kugelsternhaufen M3. Hervorragend zur Galaxienbeobachtung im Frühling.

When is Canes Venatici up?

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12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude 35°Jan 01:00 — altitude 44°Jan 02:00 — altitude 54°Jan 03:00 — altitude 63°Jan 04:00 — altitude 73°Jan 05:00 — altitude 79°Jan 06:00 — altitude 78° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude 70° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude 61° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude 41° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude 0° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude 3°Jan 20:00 — altitude 7°Jan 21:00 — altitude 12°Jan 22:00 — altitude 19°Jan 23:00 — altitude 27°Jan: best around 05:00 localFebFeb 00:00 — altitude 54°Feb 01:00 — altitude 64°Feb 02:00 — altitude 73°Feb 03:00 — altitude 79°Feb 04:00 — altitude 78°Feb 05:00 — altitude 70°Feb 06:00 — altitude 60° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude 41° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude 16° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude 7° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude 12° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude 19°Feb 21:00 — altitude 27°Feb 22:00 — altitude 36°Feb 23:00 — altitude 45°Feb: best around 03:00 localMarMar 00:00 — altitude 71°Mar 01:00 — altitude 79°Mar 02:00 — altitude 79°Mar 03:00 — altitude 71°Mar 04:00 — altitude 62°Mar 05:00 — altitude 52° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude 26° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude 34°Mar 21:00 — altitude 44°Mar 22:00 — altitude 53°Mar 23:00 — altitude 63°Mar: best around 01:00 localAprApr 00:00 — altitude 78°Apr 01:00 — altitude 71°Apr 02:00 — altitude 62°Apr 03:00 — altitude 52°Apr 04:00 — altitude 42° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude 26° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude 53° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude 63°Apr 22:00 — altitude 72°Apr 23:00 — altitude 79°Apr: best around 23:00 localMayMay 00:00 — altitude 62°May 01:00 — altitude 52°May 02:00 — altitude 43° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude 34° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude 26° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude 53° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude 72° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude 79° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude 78° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude 71°May: best around 23:00 localJunJun 00:00 — altitude 42° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude 33° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude 25° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude 17° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude 26° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude 53° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude 72° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude 79° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude 70° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude 61° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude 51° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude 25°Jul 01:00 — altitude 18° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude 11° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude 26° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude 43° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude 53° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude 72° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude 79° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude 71° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude 61° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude 52° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude 42° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude 33° (twilight)Jul: best around 00:00 localAugAug 00:00 — altitude 11°Aug 01:00 — altitude 6°Aug 02:00 — altitude 2°Aug 03:00 — altitude 0° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude 0° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude 26° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude 53° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude 72° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude 79° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude 61° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude 42° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude 33° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude 24°Aug 23:00 — altitude 17°Aug: best around 22:00 localSepSep 00:00 — altitude 2°Sep 01:00 — altitude 0°Sep 02:00 — altitude 0°Sep 03:00 — altitude 2°Sep 04:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude 12° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude 19° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude 26° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude 54° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude 72° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude 79° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude 61° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude 33° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude 24° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude 17°Sep 22:00 — altitude 10°Sep 23:00 — altitude 5°Sep: best around 21:00 localOctOct 00:00 — altitude 0°Oct 01:00 — altitude 2°Oct 02:00 — altitude 6°Oct 03:00 — altitude 12°Oct 04:00 — altitude 18°Oct 05:00 — altitude 26° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude 44° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude 53° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude 72° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude 79° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude 61° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude 24° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude 17°Oct 20:00 — altitude 10°Oct 21:00 — altitude 5°Oct 22:00 — altitude 2°Oct 23:00 — altitude 0°Oct: best around 04:00 localNovNov 00:00 — altitude 6°Nov 01:00 — altitude 12°Nov 02:00 — altitude 19°Nov 03:00 — altitude 26°Nov 04:00 — altitude 35°Nov 05:00 — altitude 44°Nov 06:00 — altitude 54° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude 63° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude 72° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude 79° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude 61° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude 17° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude 10° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude 5°Nov 20:00 — altitude 2°Nov 21:00 — altitude 0°Nov 22:00 — altitude 0°Nov 23:00 — altitude 3°Nov: best around 05:00 localDecDec 00:00 — altitude 18°Dec 01:00 — altitude 26°Dec 02:00 — altitude 35°Dec 03:00 — altitude 44°Dec 04:00 — altitude 53°Dec 05:00 — altitude 63°Dec 06:00 — altitude 72° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude 79° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude 61° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude 5° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude 2°Dec 19:00 — altitude 0°Dec 20:00 — altitude 0°Dec 21:00 — altitude 3°Dec 22:00 — altitude 6°Dec 23:00 — altitude 12°Dec: best around 05:00 local
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
NNW (az 341°)
setting

Upcoming (local)

Rise never sets
Transit 22:24 80°
Set never sets

Across the year

Best month February
Peak altitude 79°
Circumpolar here yes
Dark-sky hours / year 2618

Neighboring Constellations

Paradeobjekte in Canes Venatici

8
Messier 3 survey image

NGC 5272

6.2 mag 16.2 Easy
Messier 63 survey image
8.6 mag 12.3 SA(rs)bc Easy
Messier 106 survey image
8.4 mag 18.2 SABbc Easy
Whale Galaxy survey image

NGC 4631

C32

9.3 mag 15 SBcd Medium
Messier 94 survey image
8.2 mag 11.0 SAab Easy
Caldwell 29 survey image
9.8 mag 5 SABb Medium

COR CAROLI

HIP 63125; Alpha2 CVn; 12 CVn

2.90 mag 19.2″ B: 5.5 B7V Easy

HIP 62223

4.99 mag 4.86 - 5.88 SRB C7I Medium

Hauptsterne in Canes Venatici

20

COR CAROLI

HIP 63125; Alpha2 CVn; 12 CVn

2.90 mag 19.2″ B: 5.5 B7V Easy

HIP 61317; Beta CVn; 8 CVn

4.26 mag 265.7″ B: 10.7 G0V Hard

HIP 66234; 24 CVn

4.70 mag A5V Easy

HIP 64844; 20 CVn

4.73 mag F3III Easy

HIP 67665

4.74 mag K5III Easy

HIP 60485; 5 CVn

4.80 mag G6IIIBa0.2 Easy

HIP 66458; 25 CVn

4.82 mag 1.7″ B: 7.0 A7III Hard
4.92 mag G8IIIaCN0.5 Easy

HIP 66257

4.98 mag F2IV Easy

HIP 62223

4.99 mag 4.86 - 5.88 SRB C7I Medium

HIP 60646; 6 CVn

5.02 mag G9III Easy

HIP 64906; 21 CVn

5.15 mag A0V Easy

HIP 63901; 14 CVn

5.25 mag 0.2″ B: 9.4 B9V Easy

HIP 60122; 3 CVn

5.29 mag M0III Easy
5.42 mag K0IIICN-1 Easy
5.50 mag 71.3″ B: 8.9 K0III+F8V Medium

HIP 63121; Alpha1 CVn; 12 CVn

5.60 mag F0V Easy

HIP 65072; 23 CVn

5.60 mag K1III Easy
5.62 mag K0III Easy
5.63 mag 2.8″ B: 10.0 K1III Very Hard

Doppelsterne in Canes Venatici

15

COR CAROLI

HIP 63125; Alpha2 CVn; 12 CVn

2.90 mag 19.2″ B: 5.5 B7V Easy

HIP 59831; 2 CVn

5.66 mag 11.6″ B: 8.7 M1III+F7V Easy
5.90 mag 5.3″ B: 10.8 A7V Hard

HIP 64246; 17 CVn

5.91 mag 275.6″ B: 6.3 A9III-IV Easy
5.50 mag 71.3″ B: 8.9 K0III+F8V Medium
5.63 mag 2.8″ B: 10.0 K1III Very Hard
6.37 mag 28.5″ B: 10.5 F0IV Hard

HIP 60988; 7 CVn

6.21 mag 217.5″ B: 8.4 F6-8V Easy
5.87 mag 169.7″ B: 10.3 M2III Hard
6.35 mag 45.6″ B: 11.5 A7m Very Hard

HIP 61317; Beta CVn; 8 CVn

4.26 mag 265.7″ B: 10.7 G0V Hard

HIP 66458; 25 CVn

4.82 mag 1.7″ B: 7.0 A7III Hard

HIP 64217; 15 CVn

6.28 mag 1.3″ B: 9.2 B7III Very Hard

HIP 64692; 19 CVn

5.79 mag 0.7″ B: 9.5 A7V Very Hard

HIP 63121; Alpha1 CVn; 12 CVn

5.60 mag F0V Easy

Veränderliche Sterne in Canes Venatici

2

HIP 62223

4.99 mag 4.86 - 5.88 SRB C7I Medium

HIP 63024

5.84 mag 5.50 - 6.20 SRB M5III Medium

Deep-Sky-Objekte in Canes Venatici

30
Kugelsternhaufen (1)
Messier 3 survey image

NGC 5272

6.2 mag 16.2 Easy
Galaxie (29)
Messier 51 survey image

NGC 5194, NGC 5195

8.4 mag 11.0 Sbc Hard
Messier 63 survey image
8.6 mag 12.3 SA(rs)bc Easy
Messier 106 survey image
8.4 mag 18.2 SABbc Easy
Whale Galaxy survey image

NGC 4631

C32

9.3 mag 15 SBcd Medium
Messier 94 survey image
8.2 mag 11.0 SAab Easy
Caldwell 29 survey image
9.8 mag 5 SABb Medium
NGC 4395 survey image
10.2 mag 12.9 SAm Very Hard
Caldwell 26 survey image
10.2 mag 16 Sc Medium
Caldwell 21 survey image
9.4 mag 6 IB Medium
NGC 4490 survey image
9.8 mag 5.9 SBcd Medium
NGC 5033 survey image
10.1 mag 10.5 SAc Medium
NGC 4151 survey image
10.4 mag 5.9 SABab Medium
NGC 4214 survey image
9.7 mag 7.9 IABm Medium
NGC 4656 survey image
10.4 mag 13.8 SBm pec Medium
NGC 5023 survey image
12.0 mag 6.5 Sc Very Hard
NGC 5297 survey image
12.0 mag 5.6 Sc Hard
NGC 4183 survey image
13.0 mag 5.0 Sc Very Hard
NGC 5350 survey image
11.4 mag 3.2 Sbc Hard
NGC 5377 survey image
11.2 mag 4.6 Sa Hard
NGC 5351 survey image
12.1 mag 3.1 SBb Very Hard
NGC 5375 survey image
12.0 mag 3.5 SBab Very Hard
NGC 4111 survey image
10.8 mag 4.8 S0-a Medium
NGC 5301 survey image
13.0 mag 4.4 SBc Very Hard
NGC 4218 survey image
13.0 mag 1.2 SABa Very Hard
NGC 4226 survey image
14.0 mag 1.3 SBa Very Hard
NGC 4369 survey image
12.0 mag 2.5 SBa Very Hard
NGC 4389 survey image
12.0 mag 2.7 SBbc Very Hard
NGC 5313 survey image
13.0 mag 1.9 SABb Very Hard
NGC 5289 survey image
14.0 mag 1.9 SABa Very Hard