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| IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia. |
| Cancer |
| The Crab |
| Origin | Ancient |
| Abbreviation | Cnc |
| Genitive | Cancri |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkænsər/ genitive /ˈkæŋkraɪ/ |
| CAN-ser |
| Location | Northern Hemisphere |
| Primary Star | Tarf (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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