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 1329→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930
1 June 1329 2 June 1329 3 June 1329 4 June 1329 5 June 1329 6 June 1329 7 June 1329 8 June 1329 9 June 1329 10 June 1329 11 June 1329 12 June 1329 13 June 1329 14 June 1329 15 June 1329 16 June 1329 17 June 1329 18 June 1329 19 June 1329 20 June 1329 21 June 1329 22 June 1329 23 June 1329 24 June 1329 25 June 1329 26 June 1329 27 June 1329 28 June 1329 29 June 1329 30 June 1329 1 July 1329
MD -254349 MD -254348 MD -254347 MD -254346 MD -254345 MD -254344 MD -254343 MD -254342 MD -254341 MD -254340 MD -254339 MD -254338 MD -254337 MD -254336 MD -254335 MD -254334 MD -254333 MD -254332 MD -254331 MD -254330 MD -254329 MD -254328 MD -254327 MD -254326 MD -254325 MD -254324 MD -254323 MD -254322 MD -254321 MD -254320 MD -254319