Cancer Minor (constellation)
- Cancer Minor (constellation)
Cancer , Latin: lesser crab, was a constellation composed from a stars in Gemini adjacent to Cancer. The 5th magnitude stars constituting Cancer Minor were HIP 36616, and 68, 74, 81 and 85 Geminorum, constituting a faint natural arrow formed asterism. The constellation was introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1613 [ [http://www.atlascoelestis.com/desu%20Plancius.htm atlascoelestis.com, Felice Stoppa: Le costellazioni di Petrus Plancius] ] . It was used during the 17th century, but was no longer recognized in the 18ths.
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