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Lynx (constellation)
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| List of stars in Lynx | |
| Abbreviation: | Lyn |
| Genitive: | Lyncis |
| Symbology: | the Lynx |
| Right ascension: | 8 h |
| Declination: | +45° |
| Area: | 545 sq. deg. (28th) |
| Main stars: | 4 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 41 |
| Stars known to have planets: | 2 |
| Bright stars: | 0 |
| Nearby stars: | 0 |
| Brightest star: | α Lyn (3.14m) |
| Nearest star: | HD 55575 (55 ly) |
| Messier objects: | 0 |
| Meteor showers: | ????? ????? |
| Bordering constellations: | Ursa Major Camelopardalis Auriga Gemini Cancer Leo (corner) Leo Minor |
| Visible at latitudes between +90° and −55° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of March |
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Lynx (IPA: /ˈlɪŋks/) is a constellation of the northern hemisphere, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It is so named because it is a relatively faint constellation, and one would supposedly 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.
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. Johannes Hevelius is said to have named the constellation lynx because only the lynx-eyed (or those of good sight) would have been able to recognise it. Hevelius only mapped the constellation, which is little more than a few dim stars zig zagging in a line, because he wanted to fill the open gap between the constellations Ursa Major and Auriga.
- Universe: The Definitive Visual Dictionary, Robert Dinwiddie et al., DK Adult Publishing, (2005), pg. 346.
- Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). Collins Stars and Planets Guide, HarperCollins, London. ISBN 978-0007251209.
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