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 1686→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 June 1686 2 June 1686 3 June 1686 4 June 1686 5 June 1686 6 June 1686 7 June 1686 8 June 1686 9 June 1686 10 June 1686 11 June 1686 12 June 1686 13 June 1686 14 June 1686 15 June 1686 16 June 1686 17 June 1686 18 June 1686 19 June 1686 20 June 1686 21 June 1686 22 June 1686 23 June 1686 24 June 1686 25 June 1686 26 June 1686 27 June 1686 28 June 1686 29 June 1686 30 June 1686 1 July 1686 17 Corvus 40 18 Corvus 40 19 Corvus 40 20 Corvus 40 21 Corvus 40 22 Corvus 40 23 Corvus 40 24 Corvus 40 25 Corvus 40 26 Corvus 40 27 Corvus 40 1 Centaurus 40 2 Centaurus 40 3 Centaurus 40 4 Centaurus 40 5 Centaurus 40 6 Centaurus 40 7 Centaurus 40 8 Centaurus 40 9 Centaurus 40 10 Centaurus 40 11 Centaurus 40 12 Centaurus 40 13 Centaurus 40 14 Centaurus 40 15 Centaurus 40 16 Centaurus 40 17 Centaurus 40 18 Centaurus 40 19 Centaurus 40
MD -123957 MD -123956 MD -123955 MD -123954 MD -123953 MD -123952 MD -123951 MD -123950 MD -123949 MD -123948 MD -123947 MD -123946 MD -123945 MD -123944 MD -123943 MD -123942 MD -123941 MD -123940 MD -123939 MD -123938 MD -123937 MD -123936 MD -123935 MD -123934 MD -123933 MD -123932 MD -123931 MD -123930 MD -123929 MD -123928 MD -123927 MS -120598 MS -120597 MS -120596 MS -120595 MS -120594 MS -120593 MS -120592 MS -120591 MS -120590 MS -120589 MS -120588 MS -120587 MS -120586 MS -120585 MS -120584 MS -120583 MS -120582 MS -120581 MS -120580 MS -120579 MS -120578 MS -120577 MS -120576 MS -120575 MS -120574 MS -120573 MS -120572 MS -120571 MS -120570 MS -120569