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 0631→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930
1 June 0631 2 June 0631 3 June 0631 4 June 0631 5 June 0631 6 June 0631 7 June 0631 8 June 0631 9 June 0631 10 June 0631 11 June 0631 12 June 0631 13 June 0631 14 June 0631 15 June 0631 16 June 0631 17 June 0631 18 June 0631 19 June 0631 20 June 0631 21 June 0631 22 June 0631 23 June 0631 24 June 0631 25 June 0631 26 June 0631 27 June 0631 28 June 0631 29 June 0631 30 June 0631 1 July 631
MD -509289 MD -509288 MD -509287 MD -509286 MD -509285 MD -509284 MD -509283 MD -509282 MD -509281 MD -509280 MD -509279 MD -509278 MD -509277 MD -509276 MD -509275 MD -509274 MD -509273 MD -509272 MD -509271 MD -509270 MD -509269 MD -509268 MD -509267 MD -509266 MD -509265 MD -509264 MD -509263 MD -509262 MD -509261 MD -509260 MD -509259