The constellations have been known as long as people can remember. A constellation is just a pattern stars appear to make in the sky as we look at them, though most of the stars that we associate as being part of any constellation have no connection to each other. Various ancient peoples have given names to the various constellations and those names still exist today.
Aside from Cancer being the dimmest zodiacal constellation, the planet Mars is in Cancer (as of 4/21/10)
The constellation Cancer can typically be found in the night sky during the winter and spring seasons in the Northern Hemisphere. It is best seen in the months of January to March.
The constellation closest to Leo is Cancer. Cancer is located to the west of Leo in the night sky.
it is a star of a crab that reprsents cancer
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The Cancer constellation can be found in the Northern Hemisphere between Gemini and Leo. It is best visible in the months of March and April. Look for the faint grouping of stars that resemble a crab to locate Cancer in the night sky.
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.
The constellation Cancer has been known since ancient times and was identified by the Greeks. Its existence has been documented in various ancient cultures and is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac.
5 stars are there in cancer
Cancer.
"The Crab"
It is Cancer.