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 1249→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930
1 June 1249 2 June 1249 3 June 1249 4 June 1249 5 June 1249 6 June 1249 7 June 1249 8 June 1249 9 June 1249 10 June 1249 11 June 1249 12 June 1249 13 June 1249 14 June 1249 15 June 1249 16 June 1249 17 June 1249 18 June 1249 19 June 1249 20 June 1249 21 June 1249 22 June 1249 23 June 1249 24 June 1249 25 June 1249 26 June 1249 27 June 1249 28 June 1249 29 June 1249 30 June 1249 1 July 1249
MD -283568 MD -283567 MD -283566 MD -283565 MD -283564 MD -283563 MD -283562 MD -283561 MD -283560 MD -283559 MD -283558 MD -283557 MD -283556 MD -283555 MD -283554 MD -283553 MD -283552 MD -283551 MD -283550 MD -283549 MD -283548 MD -283547 MD -283546 MD -283545 MD -283544 MD -283543 MD -283542 MD -283541 MD -283540 MD -283539 MD -283538