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 0480→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 June 0480 2 June 0480 3 June 0480 4 June 0480 5 June 0480 6 June 0480 7 June 0480 8 June 0480 9 June 0480 10 June 0480 11 June 0480 12 June 0480 13 June 0480 14 June 0480 15 June 0480 16 June 0480 17 June 0480 18 June 0480 19 June 0480 20 June 0480 21 June 0480 22 June 0480 23 June 0480 24 June 0480 25 June 0480 26 June 0480 27 June 0480 28 June 0480 29 June 0480 30 June 0480 1 July 480
MD -564439 MD -564438 MD -564437 MD -564436 MD -564435 MD -564434 MD -564433 MD -564432 MD -564431 MD -564430 MD -564429 MD -564428 MD -564427 MD -564426 MD -564425 MD -564424 MD -564423 MD -564422 MD -564421 MD -564420 MD -564419 MD -564418 MD -564417 MD -564416 MD -564415 MD -564414 MD -564413 MD -564412 MD -564411 MD -564410 MD -564409