Constellation · Cnc · northern sky
Cancer
Cancri — The Crab
ConstellationsZodiac#31 by area
Imagery
Cancer IAU
IAU Cancer chart
IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) · CC BY
Overview
Cancer (Cancri) — The Crab is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Highlights
- ★The Beehive Cluster (M44, Praesepe)
Notable stars
28 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Tarfmag 3.53
- Asellus Australismag 3.94
- Iota Cancrimag 4.03
- Acubensmag 4.26
- Asellus Borealismag 4.66
- Tegminemag 4.67
- Chi Cancrimag 5.13
- HR 3306mag 5.13
- 8 Cancrimag 5.14
- Nahnmag 5.16
- 62 Cancrimag 5.22
- 58 Cancrimag 5.23
Deep-sky objects
Neighbouring constellations
Knowledge connections
- Constellation ofTarf
- Constellation ofAsellus Australis
- Constellation ofIota Cancri
- Constellation ofAcubens
- Constellation ofAsellus Borealis
- Constellation ofTegmine
- Constellation ofChi Cancri
- Constellation ofHR 3306
- Constellation of8 Cancri
- Constellation ofNahn
- Constellation of62 Cancri
- Constellation of58 Cancri
- Constellation of64 Cancri
- Constellation ofKappa Cancri
- Constellation of10 Cancri
- Constellation ofEta Cancri
- Constellation ofTheta Cancri
- Constellation of82 Cancri
- Constellation of57 Cancri
- Constellation ofTau Cancri
- Constellation of59 Cancri
- Constellation of60 Cancri
- Constellation ofNu Cancri
- Constellation ofPiautos
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.