Cancer

The Crab
(Cnc)


      
Cancer image mapLeoLeo MinorLynxGeminiCanis MinorHydra


Cancer is the fourth Sign of the Zodiac:

Star sign

"Birth Signs"

Dates

Aries The Ram

March 21 - April 19

Taurus The Bull

April 20 - May 20

Gemini The Twins

May 21 - June 21

Cancer The Crab

June 22 - July 22

Leo The Lion

July 23 - August 22

Virgo The Virgin

August 23 - September 22

Libra The Balance

September 23 - October 23

Scorpio The Scorpion

October 24 - November 21

Sagittarius The Archer

November 22 - December 21

Capricorn The Goat

December 22 - January 19

Aquarius The Water Carrier

January 20th - February 18

Pisces The Fish

February 19 - March 20



Brightest stars:

         ______epoch 2000.0______
 
         R Ascension   Declination m    Spectrum parallax common name
_______________________________________________________________________
 
Beta   8h 16m 30.9s   9° 11'  8"  3.52  K4III    0.012" Tarf
Delta  8h 44m 41.1s 18°  9' 15"  3.94  K0III-II 0.025" Asellus Australis
Iota   8h 46m 41.8s 28° 45' 36"  4.02  G7.5IIIa 0.017"
Alpha  8h 58m 29.2s 11° 51' 28"  4.25  A5m      0.024" Acubens
Gamma  8h 43m 17.1s 21° 28'  7"  4.66  A1IV     0.016" Asellus Borealis
 



Deep sky objects:

M 44

M 67

                 ___epoch 2000.0___     m 
_______________________________________________________________________
NGC2632  M 44    8h 40.0m    20° 60'   4.0    The Beehive Cluster
NGC2682  M 67    8h 51.1m    11° 48'   7.5    open cluster   
 





Neighbours: 
Hydra - Leo - Leo Minor - Lynx -Gemini - Canis Minor

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