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 1085→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930
1 June 1085 2 June 1085 3 June 1085 4 June 1085 5 June 1085 6 June 1085 7 June 1085 8 June 1085 9 June 1085 10 June 1085 11 June 1085 12 June 1085 13 June 1085 14 June 1085 15 June 1085 16 June 1085 17 June 1085 18 June 1085 19 June 1085 20 June 1085 21 June 1085 22 June 1085 23 June 1085 24 June 1085 25 June 1085 26 June 1085 27 June 1085 28 June 1085 29 June 1085 30 June 1085 1 July 1085
MD -343468 MD -343467 MD -343466 MD -343465 MD -343464 MD -343463 MD -343462 MD -343461 MD -343460 MD -343459 MD -343458 MD -343457 MD -343456 MD -343455 MD -343454 MD -343453 MD -343452 MD -343451 MD -343450 MD -343449 MD -343448 MD -343447 MD -343446 MD -343445 MD -343444 MD -343443 MD -343442 MD -343441 MD -343440 MD -343439 MD -343438