Alpha Lyn = Alpha Lyncis Alsciaukat = 31 Lyncis 38 Lyn = 38 Lyncis 10 UMa = HR 3579 Lyncis & ...
From alpha Lyncis move west six degrees then north nearly one degree. The right ascension is 8h50m44s, declination 35 degrees, 4 minutes. The binary is the brighter of the small group of stars found here. Variable Stars in Lynx: ...
The brightest star in Lynx is [5250] alpha Lyncis, a magnitude 3 variable star approximately 220 light-years distant. It is also known by its Arabic names Elvashah or Alvashak and Al Fahd, both of which mean "the wild cat" or "the lynx." ...
See also: Lynx, Ursa Major, Period, Sun, Double star
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