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 1241→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 June 1241 2 June 1241 3 June 1241 4 June 1241 5 June 1241 6 June 1241 7 June 1241 8 June 1241 9 June 1241 10 June 1241 11 June 1241 12 June 1241 13 June 1241 14 June 1241 15 June 1241 16 June 1241 17 June 1241 18 June 1241 19 June 1241 20 June 1241 21 June 1241 22 June 1241 23 June 1241 24 June 1241 25 June 1241 26 June 1241 27 June 1241 28 June 1241 29 June 1241 30 June 1241 1 July 1241
MD -286490 MD -286489 MD -286488 MD -286487 MD -286486 MD -286485 MD -286484 MD -286483 MD -286482 MD -286481 MD -286480 MD -286479 MD -286478 MD -286477 MD -286476 MD -286475 MD -286474 MD -286473 MD -286472 MD -286471 MD -286470 MD -286469 MD -286468 MD -286467 MD -286466 MD -286465 MD -286464 MD -286463 MD -286462 MD -286461 MD -286460