constellation Cancer

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ancient Greek astronomer constellation open cluster zodiac constellation

Cancer is a zodiac constellation representing a crab, located in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere between Gemini and Leo.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek astronomer → constellation → open cluster → open cluster → zodiac constellation →
abbreviation	Cnc →
alternativeName	Praesepe →
apparentMagnitude	1.76 →
areaSquareDegrees	506 →
associatedMythology	Greek mythology →
associatedZodiacSign	Cancer →
belongsTo	zodiac →
bestVisibleMonth	March →
borderedBy	Canis Minor → Gemini → Hydra → Leo → Lynx →
brightestStar	Beta Cancri →
containsDeepSkyObject	Beehive Cluster → Messier 44 → Messier 67 →
declinationRange	+6° to +33° →
eclipticLongitudeRange	90° to 120° →
firstCatalogedBy	Ptolemy →
genitiveForm	Cancri →
hasDeclination	+20° (central) →
hasRightAscension	about 8h 30m (central) →
IAUAbbreviation	Cnc →
IAUCode	Cnc →
IAUConstellationFamily	Ursa Major family →
locatedIn	Northern Celestial Hemisphere →
MessierNumber	M44 →
meteorShower	Delta Cancrids → Iota Cancrids →
mythologicalAssociation	crab sent by Hera to fight Heracles →
name	Cancer →
notableStar	Alpha Cancri → Delta Cancri → Gamma Cancri →
numberOfMainStars	5 →
rankByArea	31 →
rightAscensionRange	about 7h to 9h →
symbolism	the Crab →
traditionalName	Acubens → Altarf → Asellus Australis → Asellus Borealis →
visibleAtLatitudes	+90° to −60° →
zodiacSignOrder	fourth →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tropic of Cancer →	namedAfter