Lynx (constellation) - Definition and Overview

Lynx
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Abbreviation	Lyn
Genitive	Lyncis
Symbology	the Lynx
Right ascension	?????? h
Declination	−??????°
Area	?????? sq. deg. Ranked ??????th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	??????
Brightest star	&??????; ?????? (App. magnitude ??????)
Meteor showers	?????? ??????
Bordering constellations	Ursa Major Camelopardalis Auriga Gemini Cancer Leo Leo Minor
Visible at latitudes between +??????° and −??????° Best visible during the month of ??????

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.

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