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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4932. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Stars, Constellations And Asterisms

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(the Crab; abbrev. Cnc, genitive Cancri; area 506 sq. deg.) A northern zodiacal constellation which lies between Gemini and Leo, and culminates at midnight in late January. It represents the crab that, in Greek mythology, Hercules crushed underfoot during his fight with the multi-headed Hydra. The name of α Cancri, its brightest star, is Acubens, which comes from the Arabic word meaning `the claw...

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