title: Canes Venatici in Chinese astronomy
text: # Canes Venatici in Chinese astronomy
  
  According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Canes Venatici is located in Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán)
  
  The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 獵犬座 (liè quǎn zuò), meaning "the hound constellation".
  
  ## Stars
  
  | Enclosures | Enclosure (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 三公 | Sāngōng | Three Excellencies |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 三公 | Sāngōng | Three Excellencies | M51 | 三公一 | Sāngōngyī | 1st star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 三公 | Sāngōng | Three Excellencies | 24 CVn | 三公二 | Sāngōngèr | 2nd star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 三公 | Sāngōng | Three Excellencies | 21 CVn | 三公三 | Sāngōngsān | 3rd star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 相 | Xiāng | Prime Minister |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 相 | Xiāng | Prime Minister | 5 CVn | 相 | Xiāng | (One star of) |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 相 | Xiāng | Prime Minister | 3 CVn | 相增二 | Xiāngzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 紫微垣 | Zǐ Wēi Yuán | Purple Forbidden enclosure | 相 | Xiāng | Prime Minister | 11 CVn | 相增三 | Xiāngzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | $α^1$ CVn and $α^2$ CVn | 常陳一 | Chángchényī | 1st star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | 10 CVn | 常陳二 | Chángchénèr | 2nd star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | 9 CVn | 常陳三 | Chángchénsān | 3rd star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | β CVn | 常陳四 | Chángchénsì | 4th star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | 6 CVn | 常陳五 | Chángchénwu | 5th star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | 2 CVn | 常陳六 | Chángchénliù | 6th star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | 4 CVn | 常陳增一 | Chángchénzēngyī | 1st additional star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | 18 CVn | 常陳增二 | Chángchénzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | 20 CVn | 常陳增三 | Chángchénzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | 16 CVn | 常陳增四 | Chángchénzēngsì | 4th additional star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | 15 CVn | 常陳增五 | Chángchénzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | 17 CVn | 常陳增六 | Chángchénzēngliù | 6th additional star |
  | Three Enclosures (三垣) | 太微垣 | Tài Wēi Yuán | Supreme Palace enclosure | 常陳 | Chángchén | Imperial Guards | HD 114357 | 常陳增五 | Chángchénzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
  