Cancer

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Cancer, the Crab, is the fourth and the least distinct zodiacal constellation. Its brightest star, b Cancri, shines at magnitude 3.5. In Greek myths, Cancer represented the sea crab sent by Hera to bite Hercules.

Cancer contains large naked-eye star cluster M44 (also called Beehive or Preasepe) as well as M67 - one of the oldest open star clusters.

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