Canes Venatici
Constellation of the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major, identified with the hunting dogs of Boötes, the herder. Its stars are faint. However, it contains the spectacular Whirlpool galaxy (M51), the first spiral galaxy to be recognized.
The constellation contains many other objects of telescopic interest, including the relatively bright globular cluster M3. The brightest star, a third magnitude double, is called Cor Caroli or Alpha Canum Venaticorum.
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