Cancer Minor (constellation)

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. The 5th-magnitude stars constituting Cancer Minor were , and , , 81 and , 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.

Cancer Minor (constellation)

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. The 5th-magnitude stars constituting Cancer Minor were , and , , 81 and , 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.