Bianca Alexis O.

Dela Fuente
Grade 7

Philippine Yuh Chiau School

Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of

the zodiac. Its name is Latin for crab and it is commonly
represented as one. Its astrological symbol is
(Unicode
). Cancer is a medium-size constellation with an area of
506 square degrees and its stars are rather faint, its brightest
star Beta Cancri having an apparent magnitude of 3.5. It
contains two stars with known planets, including 55 Cancri,
which has five: one super-earth and four gas giants, one of
which is in the habitable zone and as such has expected
temperatures similar to Earth. Located at the center of the
constellation is Praesepe (Messier 44), one of the
closest open clusters to Earth and a popular target for
amateur astronomers.

Bianca Alexis O. Dela Fuente

Grade 7

Philippine Yuh Chiau School

Capricornus /kprkrns/ is
the constellations of

the zodiac;

it

one
is

of

often

called Capricorn, especially when referring to

the corresponding astrological sign. Its name
is Latin for "horned goat" or "goat horn", and it is
commonly represented in the form of a seagoat: a mythical creature that is half goat,
half fish. Its symbol is

(Unicode ).

Capricornus is one of the 88 modern

constellations, and was also one of the 48
constellations

listed

astronomer Ptolemy.

by

the

Under

2nd

century

its

modern

boundaries it is bordered by Aquila, Sagittarius, Microscopium, Piscis Austrinus, and Aquarius. The
constellation is located in an area of sky called the Sea or the Water, consisting of many waterrelated constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces and Eridanus. It is the second faintest constellation
in the zodiac after Cancer, and it is the smallest constellation in the zodiac.

Bianca Alexis O. Dela Fuente

Grade 7

Philippine Yuh Chiau School

Major /kens medr/ is

Canis

a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere.

In

the second century, it was included in Ptolemy's 48

constellations, and is counted among the 88 modern
constellations. Its name is Latin for "greater dog" in
contrast to Canis Minor, the "lesser dog"; both figures
are

commonly

represented

as

following

the

constellation of Orion the hunter through the sky.

The Milky Way passes through Canis Major and
several open clusters lie within its borders, most
notably M41.
Canis Major contains Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, known as the "dog star". It is
bright because of its proximity to our Solar System. In contrast, the other bright stars of the
constellation are stars of great distance and high luminosity. At magnitude 1.5, Epsilon Canis
Majoris (Adhara) is the second brightest star of the constellation and the brightest source of extreme
ultraviolet radiation in the night sky. Next in brightness are the yellow-white supergiantDelta (Wezen)
at 1.8, the blue-white giant Beta (Mirzam) at 2.0, blue-white supergiants Eta (Aludra) at 2.4
andOmicron1 at 3.0, and white spectroscopic binary Zeta (Furud), also at 3.0. The red hypergiant VY
Canis Majoris is one of the largest stars known, while the neutron star RX J0720.4-3125 has a
radius of a mere 5 km.

Bianca Alexis O. Dela Fuente

Grade 7

Philippine Yuh Chiau School

Bianca Alexis O. Dela Fuente

Grade 7

Philippine Yuh Chiau School

Canes Venatici /keniz vntsa/ is one of the 88

official modern constellations. It is a small northern
constellation that was created by Johannes Hevelius in
the 17th century. Its name is Latin for "hunting dogs",
and the constellation is often depicted in illustrations as
representing the dogs of Botes the Herdsman, a
neighboring constellation.