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1) The sign for cancer is the crab. 2) This constellation is visible in late winter and early spring. 3) Cancer is the faintest part of the zodiac. 4) The sun is directly overhead in the month of June and no other month each year. 5) The Tropic of Cancer lies 23.5 degrees north of the terrestial eguator. 6) The sun was originally called cancer. |
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Star Name | Distance from Earth |
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Beta Cancri | 290 lightyears |
Asellus Australis |
Delta Cancri | 136 lightyears |
CLASS VI DIRECTORY |
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