Cancer

Summary

Cancer is a zodiacal constellation^[1]. Cancer draws 1,535 Wikipedia views per month (zodiacal_constellation category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cancer's instance of is recorded as zodiacal constellation^[3].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Lynx^[4].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Gemini^[5].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Canis Minor^[6].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Hydra^[7].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Leo^[8].
• Cancer's shares border with is recorded as Leo Minor^[9].
• Karkinos is named after Cancer^[10].
• Cancer is part of Northern celestial hemisphere^[11].
• Cancer's Commons category is recorded as Cancer (constellation)^[12].
• Cancer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cancer (constellation)^[13].
• Cancer's notation is recorded as ♋^[14].
• Cancer's Commons gallery is recorded as Cancer (constellation)^[15].
• Cancer's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[16].
• Cancer's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Cancer's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Cancer's described by source is recorded as A field book of the stars^[19].
• Cancer's described by source is recorded as Star Lore of All Ages^[20].
• Cancer's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Cancer's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Cancer^[22].
• Cancer's topic has template is recorded as Q10729108^[23].
• Cancer's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Cancer'}^[24].
• Cancer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Cnc'}^[25].
• Cancer covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+506'}^[26].
• Cancer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[27].

Body

Geography

Cancer is part of Northern celestial hemisphere^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Cancer covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+506'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Cancer's instance of is recorded as zodiacal constellation^[3].

History and Context

Karkinos is named after Cancer^[10].

Why It Matters

Cancer draws 1,535 Wikipedia views per month (zodiacal_constellation category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] Cancer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Cancer is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]