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 0828→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930
1 June 0828 2 June 0828 3 June 0828 4 June 0828 5 June 0828 6 June 0828 7 June 0828 8 June 0828 9 June 0828 10 June 0828 11 June 0828 12 June 0828 13 June 0828 14 June 0828 15 June 0828 16 June 0828 17 June 0828 18 June 0828 19 June 0828 20 June 0828 21 June 0828 22 June 0828 23 June 0828 24 June 0828 25 June 0828 26 June 0828 27 June 0828 28 June 0828 29 June 0828 30 June 0828 1 July 828
MD -437335 MD -437334 MD -437333 MD -437332 MD -437331 MD -437330 MD -437329 MD -437328 MD -437327 MD -437326 MD -437325 MD -437324 MD -437323 MD -437322 MD -437321 MD -437320 MD -437319 MD -437318 MD -437317 MD -437316 MD -437315 MD -437314 MD -437313 MD -437312 MD -437311 MD -437310 MD -437309 MD -437308 MD -437307 MD -437306 MD -437305