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 1902→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930
1 June 1902 2 June 1902 3 June 1902 4 June 1902 5 June 1902 6 June 1902 7 June 1902 8 June 1902 9 June 1902 10 June 1902 11 June 1902 12 June 1902 13 June 1902 14 June 1902 15 June 1902 16 June 1902 17 June 1902 18 June 1902 19 June 1902 20 June 1902 21 June 1902 22 June 1902 23 June 1902 24 June 1902 25 June 1902 26 June 1902 27 June 1902 28 June 1902 29 June 1902 30 June 1902 1 July 1902 28 Volans 155 1 Lynx 155 2 Lynx 155 3 Lynx 155 4 Lynx 155 5 Lynx 155 6 Lynx 155 7 Lynx 155 8 Lynx 155 9 Lynx 155 10 Lynx 155 11 Lynx 155 12 Lynx 155 13 Lynx 155 14 Lynx 155 15 Lynx 155 16 Lynx 155 17 Lynx 155 18 Lynx 155 19 Lynx 155 20 Lynx 155 21 Lynx 155 22 Lynx 155 23 Lynx 155 24 Lynx 155 25 Lynx 155 26 Lynx 155 27 Lynx 155 28 Lynx 155 1 Camelopardalis 155
MD -45066 MD -45065 MD -45064 MD -45063 MD -45062 MD -45061 MD -45060 MD -45059 MD -45058 MD -45057 MD -45056 MD -45055 MD -45054 MD -45053 MD -45052 MD -45051 MD -45050 MD -45049 MD -45048 MD -45047 MD -45046 MD -45045 MD -45044 MD -45043 MD -45042 MD -45041 MD -45040 MD -45039 MD -45038 MD -45037 MD -45036 MS -43839 MS -43838 MS -43837 MS -43836 MS -43835 MS -43834 MS -43833 MS -43832 MS -43831 MS -43830 MS -43829 MS -43828 MS -43827 MS -43826 MS -43825 MS -43824 MS -43823 MS -43822 MS -43821 MS -43820 MS -43819 MS -43818 MS -43817 MS -43816 MS -43815 MS -43814 MS -43813 MS -43812 MS -43811 MS -43810