Cancer: Statistics

Cancer is famous despite itself due to its Zodiacal origins. In fact, it is very faint with no stars brighter than 4th magnitude.

Abbreviation: Cnc

Genitive: Cancri

Translation: The Crab

Right Ascension: 9 hours

Declination: 20 degrees

Visible between latitudes 90 and -60 degrees

Best seen in March (at 9:00 PM)

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