Official IAU constellation
Cancer
Crab
IAU abbreviation: Cnc
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
January, February, December
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
5 stars, 4 lines
About
Cancer is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 5 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Cancer is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 5 stars with 4 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Tarf (apparent magnitude 3.53).
Important Stars
AcubensAsellus AustralisTarfAsellus Borealis