Cancer
zodiac constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Cancer is a zodiacal constellation[1]. Cancer draws 4,128 Wikipedia views per month (zodiacal constellation category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Shares border with: Lynx[3], Gemini[4], Canis Minor[5], Hydra[6], Leo[7], Leo Minor[8]
- Named after: Karkinos[9]
- Part of: Northern celestial hemisphere[10]
- Commons category: Cancer (constellation)[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cancer (constellation)[12]
- Notation: ♋[13]
- Commons gallery: Cancer (constellation)[14]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], A field book of the stars[18], Star Lore of All Ages[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Topic has template: Template:Stars of Cancer[21], Šablona:Souhvězdí Raka[22]
- Official name: Cancer[23]
- Short name: Cnc[24]
- Area: 506 square degree[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
Why It Matters
Cancer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Cancer is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]