Cancer (constellation)
The constellation star chart
Resembling a crab, Cancer was a constellation visible from Earth. Stars in this constellation were located in the Beta Quadrant.
The Cancer Constellation was partially visible on a viewscreen in the briefing room on the USS Enterprise in 2266. It was a star chart of the winter sky as seen from Earth. The constellation Cancer was visible in the upper left corner of the chart and identified by name. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")
Related locations
- 81 Cancri
- NGC 2812
- Psi Cancri (Psi-2 Cancri, 14 Cancri)
Going by its name, the Cancri system might also be located in this constellation.
External links
- Cancer at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Cancer (constellation) at Wikipedia