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What is the alpha star of cancer constellation?
Beta Cancri is the brightest star in the constellation Cancer. Its common name is Altarf.
What is the altitude of Polaris at the Tropic of Cancer?
At the Tropic of Cancer, which is located at approximately 23.5 degrees north latitude, the altitude of Polaris (the North Star) is roughly equal to that latitude. Therefore, Polaris would be situated at an altitude of about 23.5 degrees above the northern horizon when observed from the Tropic of Cancer.
What is the distance between the constellation cancer and earth in any distance of measure?
Any constellation is a group of stars that appear to form some kind of pattern, but have no connection with each other. They all happen to be in roughly the same direction from us, but they're all at different distances. So there's no such thing as a constellation's distance from us.
What is the altitude of polaris above the horizon at the tropic of cancer?
Polaris will be 23.5 degrees above the northern horizon when viewed from the Tropic of Cancer.
How did the Tropic of Capricorn get its name?
The Tropic of Capricorn is so named because about 2000 years ago the sun was entering the constellation Capricornus on the December solstice. In modern times the sun appears in the constellation Sagittarius during this time. The change is due to precession of the equinoxes!!
What is the closest constellation to the constellation Leo?
The constellation closest to Leo is Cancer. Cancer is located to the west of Leo in the night sky.
What is cancer constellation is the?
it is a star of a crab that reprsents cancer
Why do they call the disease cancer and is it related to the constellation cancer or the tropic of cancer?
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What is the distance to earth from cancer?
If you mean the constellation cancer, there is no such thing as a "distance to a constellation". It just doesn't make sense. A constellation is basically a general direction in space.
What is a special feature found in cancer constellation?
Aside from Cancer being the dimmest zodiacal constellation, the planet Mars is in Cancer (as of 4/21/10)
How many stars does cancer constellation have?
5 stars are there in cancer
A spring constellation the crab?
Cancer.
What is the nickname for the cancer constellation?
"The Crab"
What is the spring constellation the crab?
It is Cancer.
What are the names of the main stars in the constellation Cancer?
You can find a list of them in the Wikipedia article "Cancer (constellation)", under the section "main stars".
What shape is cancer the constellation?
Cancer is usually represented as a crab in the constellation. The arrangement of stars form a pattern that resembles a crab, fitting the name of the constellation.
Is Cancer the Crab a constellation?
Yes, definitely :-)
