IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia.
Cancer
The Crab
OriginAncient
AbbreviationCnc
GenitiveCancri
Pronunciation/ˈkænsər/ genitive /ˈkæŋkraɪ/
CAN-ser
LocationNorthern Hemisphere
Primary StarTarf (β Cancri)
Right Ascention 8h 17m Declination +9° 11'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.238h (14.3m)
When Hercules was fighting the Lernaean Hydra as the second of his Twelve Labors, Hera sent a huge crab to assist the Hydra by snapping at Hercules’ heels. Hercules crushed the crab and Hera placed it in the heavens as the constellation Cancer.
www.underthesky.com
Cancer as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1603). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←June 0008→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930
1 June 0008 2 June 0008 3 June 0008 4 June 0008 5 June 0008 6 June 0008 7 June 0008 8 June 0008 9 June 0008 10 June 0008 11 June 0008 12 June 0008 13 June 0008 14 June 0008 15 June 0008 16 June 0008 17 June 0008 18 June 0008 19 June 0008 20 June 0008 21 June 0008 22 June 0008 23 June 0008 24 June 0008 25 June 0008 26 June 0008 27 June 0008 28 June 0008 29 June 0008 30 June 0008 1 July 8
MD -736834 MD -736833 MD -736832 MD -736831 MD -736830 MD -736829 MD -736828 MD -736827 MD -736826 MD -736825 MD -736824 MD -736823 MD -736822 MD -736821 MD -736820 MD -736819 MD -736818 MD -736817 MD -736816 MD -736815 MD -736814 MD -736813 MD -736812 MD -736811 MD -736810 MD -736809 MD -736808 MD -736807 MD -736806 MD -736805 MD -736804