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.
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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.
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