View Stars for Constellation Cancer
| Star Common Name | Constellation | Full Name | Translation/Reference | Rolleston | Language | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acubene | Cnc | Al Zubanah |
the claws Allen, p. 111 |
the sheltering, or hiding, place | Arabic | * alf Cnc |
| Acubens | Cnc | Al Zubanah | the claws Allen, p. 111 |
the sheltering | Hebrew | 44066 |
| Al Himarein | Cnc | Al Himarain | the two asses (northern ass) Allen, p. 111 |
the kids or the lambs | Arabic | 42806 |
| Al Himarein | Cnc | Al Himarain | the two asses (southern ass) Allen, p. 111 |
the kids or the lambs | Arabic | 42911 |
| Al Tarf | Cnc | Al Tarf | the end or the edge Allen, p. 111 |
Arabic | 40526 | |
| Almalaf | Cnc | Al Ma'laf | the manger, crib, stall Allen, p. 113 |
Arabic | * eps Cnc | |
| Arku-sha-nangaru-sha-shutu | Cnc | Arku-sha-nangaru-sha-shutu | the southeast star in the Crab Allen, p. 112 |
Babylonian | 42911 | |
| Ascellus Australis | Cnc | Ascellus Australis | southern ass colt Allen, p. 111 |
Latin | 42911 | |
| Ascellus Borealis | Cnc | Ascellus Borealis | northern ass colt Allen, p. 111 |
Latin | 42806 | |
| Asellus Australis | Cnc | Asellus Australis | southern donkey; the tribe of Issachar who Jacob likened to a strong ass Millen, George Jarvis (1905). The Bible Allegories; an Interpretation. p. 167 |
the southern she-ass | Latin | 42806 |
| Asellus Borealis | Cnc | Asellus Borealis | northern donkey; the tribe of Issachar who Jacob likened to a strong ass Millen, George Jarvis (1905). The Bible Allegories; an Interpretation. p. 167 |
the northern ass | Latin | 42806 |
| Beehive Cluster | Cnc | Meleph | manger or crib Allen, p. 113 |
Greek (Aratos, Eratostheses) | * eps Cnc | |
| Copernicus | Cnc | Copernicus |
a Polish astronomer https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1514/ |
English, public poll in 2015 | 43587 | |
| Ma’alaph | Cnc | Al Ma'laf | the stall Allen, p. 113 |
assembled thousands | Arabic | * eps Cnc |
| Ma'alaph | Cnc | Al Ma'laf | the stall [of the two asses] Allen, p. 113 |
assembled thousands | Arabic | * eps Cnc |
| Nahn | Cnc | Nahn | the nose Allen, p. 114 |
Persian | 44946 | |
| Nepa | Cnc | Nepa | 'Nepa' is a classical Latin word for a 'scorpion' or 'crab'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepa_(insect) |
grasping | Latin | * eps Cnc |
| Piautos | Cnc | Piautos | the eye https://www.universeguide.com/star/lambdacancri |
Coptic | 40881 | |
| Praesepe | Cnc | Praesepe | manger or crib Allen, p. 113 |
the multitude, the offspring | Latin | * eps Cnc |
| Sertan | Cnc | Sertan | crab Allen, p. 111 |
Arabic | * alf Cnc | |
| Tarf | Cnc | At-Tarf |
"the glance" of the lion http://www.icoproject.org/star.html |
Arabic | 40526 | |
| Tegmine | Cnc | Tegmen |
in the covering, the shell of the crab Allen, p. 114 |
holding | Latin (Rufus Festus Avienus, 4th Century) | 40167 |
| Teqmine | Cnc | Tegmen |
in the covering, the shell of the crab Allen, p. 114 |
holding | Latin (Rufus Festus Avienus, 4th Century) | 40167 |