Lynx
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Lynx is a faint, northern constellation introduced by Johannes Hevelius, located between Ursa Major and Auriga in the night sky.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical constellation
ⓘ
constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Lyn ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Johannes Hevelius’s star atlas Firmamentum Sobiescianum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | approximately 545 ⓘ |
| bestViewingMonth | February ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Alpha Lyncis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | about 3.1 ⓘ |
| constellationType | zodiacal constellation ⓘ |
| containsBrightStar | Alpha Lyncis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
Abell 569
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 2273 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2419 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2537 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2683 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2770 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsGalaxy |
NGC 2537
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 2683 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2770 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsGlobularCluster | NGC 2419 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsOpenCluster | NGC 2419 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStar |
31 Lyncis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
38 Lyncis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately +32 degrees to +61 degrees ⓘ |
| family | Ursa Major family of constellations ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Lyncis ⓘ |
| hemisphere | northern ⓘ |
| IAUApprovalYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| IAUConstellation | true ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Johannes Hevelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1687 ⓘ |
| liesAdjacentTo |
Auriga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Camelopardalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cancer NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursa Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesBetween |
Auriga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ursa Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| namedAfter | lynx (wild cat) ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 28 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 6 hours to 9 hours ⓘ |
| visibility | faint ⓘ |
| visibleAtLatitudesBetween |
+90 degrees
ⓘ
-55 degrees ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.