Lynx (constellation)
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Lynx | |
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| Abbreviation | Lyn |
| Genitive | Lyncis |
| Symbology | the Lynx |
| Right ascension | ?????? h |
| Declination | −??????° |
| Area | 545 sq. deg. Ranked 28th |
| Number of stars (magnitude < 3) | 0 |
| Brightest star | α Lyn (App. magnitude ??????) |
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| Visible at latitudes between +90° and −??????° Best visible during the month of March | |
Lynx is a constellation of the northern hemisphere, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. Its name originates from the fact that someone would need the eyes of a lynx to see it. Its most notable deep sky object is the Intergalactic Tramp NGC 2419, a globular cluster that is the most distant known of its kind. It is moving faster than escape velocity at that distance; however, it appears to be in a long elliptical orbit around our galaxy, the Milky Way, and is thus not expected to escape.
Mythology
Since Lynx is a particularly faint constellation, and was not recognised before the 17th century, it has no pre 17th century mythology associated with it.
Stars
- Stars with proper names:
- Alsciaukat or Mabsuthat (31 Lyn) 4.25
- Stars with Bayer designations:
- 40/α Lyn 3.14
- Stars with Flamsteed designations:
- 1 Lyn 5.01; 2 Lyn 4.44; 3 Lyn 7.33; 4 Lyn 6.05; 5 Lyn 5.21; 6 Lyn 5.86; 7 Lyn 6.45; 8 Lyn 5.94; 11 Lyn 5.87; 12 Lyn 4.86; 13 Lyn 5.34; 14 Lyn – double 5.34, 11.1; 15 Lyn 4.35; 16 Lyn 4.90; 17 Lyn 6.64; 18 Lyn 5.20; 19 Lyn – double 5.80, 6.86; 20 Lyn 7.59; 21 Lyn 4.61; 22 Lyn 5.35; 23 Lyn 6.09; 24 Lyn 4.93; 25 Lyn 6.25; 26 Lyn 5.47; 27 Lyn 4.78; 28 Lyn 6.35; 29 Lyn 5.63; 30 Lyn 5.89; 32 Lyn 6.20; 33 Lyn 5.76; 34 Lyn 5.35; 35 Lyn 5.15; 36 Lyn 5.30; 37 Lyn 6.14; 38 Lyn 3.82; 41 Lyn 5.40; 42 Lyn 5.28; 43 Lyn 5.61; 44 Lyn 5.09
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Constellations introduced by Johannes Hevelius in the 1690 text Firmamentum Sobiescianum |
| Canes Venatici | Lacerta | Leo Minor | Lynx | Scutum | Sextans | Vulpecula |
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