Cancer

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Rang: #31
506 kvadratgrader

Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac and is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for crab and it is commonly represented as one. Cancer is a medium-size constellation with an area of 506 square degrees and its stars are rather faint, its brightest star Beta Cancri having an apparent magnitude of 3.5.

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Cancer

Genitiv Cancri
Symbolik The Cancer
Rektascension 08h 40m 00s
Deklination +20° 00' 00"
Område
Områderang 31
Lyseste stjerne
Bedst synlig kl. 21:00 Variable

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32
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6
Åbne stjernehobe
0
Kuglehobe
30
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0
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