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Cancer Minor (constellation)

释义

References

Cancer Minor (Latin for "lesser crab") was a constellation composed from a few stars in Gemini adjacent to Cancer. The constellation was introduced in 1612 (or 1613) by Petrus Plancius.^[1]

The 5th-magnitude stars constituting Cancer Minor were HIP 36616, and 68, 74, 81 and 85 Geminorum, forming a faint natural arrow-shaped asterism.

It is only found on a few 17th-century Dutch celestial globes and in the atlas of Andreas Cellarius. It was no longer used after the 18th century.

References

1. ^atlascoelestis.com, Felice Stoppa: Le costellazioni di Petrus Plancius

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3 : Former constellations|Constellations listed by Petrus Plancius|1610s in the Dutch Republic

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