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 0215→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930
1 June 0215 2 June 0215 3 June 0215 4 June 0215 5 June 0215 6 June 0215 7 June 0215 8 June 0215 9 June 0215 10 June 0215 11 June 0215 12 June 0215 13 June 0215 14 June 0215 15 June 0215 16 June 0215 17 June 0215 18 June 0215 19 June 0215 20 June 0215 21 June 0215 22 June 0215 23 June 0215 24 June 0215 25 June 0215 26 June 0215 27 June 0215 28 June 0215 29 June 0215 30 June 0215 1 July 215
MD -661230 MD -661229 MD -661228 MD -661227 MD -661226 MD -661225 MD -661224 MD -661223 MD -661222 MD -661221 MD -661220 MD -661219 MD -661218 MD -661217 MD -661216 MD -661215 MD -661214 MD -661213 MD -661212 MD -661211 MD -661210 MD -661209 MD -661208 MD -661207 MD -661206 MD -661205 MD -661204 MD -661203 MD -661202 MD -661201 MD -661200