Lynx

Lynx
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Lynx is a very faint constellation in the northern hemisphere. It was first charted by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century.

LYNX
Lynx, the Lynx, sprawls faintly between Auriga-Gemini and Ursa Major, its brightest star Alpha Lyncis seen about three-quarters of the way up the left-hand edge.

Lynx
Transit Date of principal star:
10 February
The name Lynx never stood for the animal itself. Hevelius, who invented the constellation, said anyone who wanted to study the stars here should have eyes like a lynx.

Lynx
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Lynx
Abbreviation: Lyn
Genitive: Lyncis
Translation: The Lynx
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Lynx, the lynx:
A modern constellation created around 1687 by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius from stars found between Ursa Major and Leo Minor.

Lynx is best seen from December through March.
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Lynx is not a very well known constellation. A lynx is a small nocturnal member of the cat family.

Lynx
Abbreviation: Lyn English name: Lynx Coordinates see Stellar data
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Lynx as shown on the Uranographia of Johann Bode. To see Hevelius's version of Lynx, click here.

Named star in Lynx: (Greek alphabet) Alsciaukat (31 Lyn), Elvashak (α Lyn), Maculosa (38 Lyn).
Adjoining constellations: Auriga, Camelopardalis, Cancer, Gemini, Leo Minor, Ursa Major.

LYNX comprises a light rail line serviced by the Charlotte Area Transit System in Charlotte, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States.

Lynx
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Origin of the constellation: 17th century, Hevelius ...

Lynx
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Finding Camelopardalis: Camelopardalis can be found between Perseus, Auriga and Lynx, the hind quarters in the Milky Way. With the naked eye locate Capella (alpha Aurigae) .

Lynx, the lynx
Lyra, the harp
Microscopium, the microscope
Monoceros, the unicorn
Ophiuchus, the sepent holder
Orion, the hunter
Pegasus, the flying horse
Perseus, the Medusa killer
Pisces Austrinus, the southern fish
Puppis, the ship's stern ...

The general results indicate that one of the drifts is moving (relatively to the sun) directly away from a point near a Ophiuchi (about R.A. 270°, Dec. + 12°), and the other from a point in Lynx (R.A. 83°, Dec. +60°).

Unlike in the present-day universe, the Lynx arc's stars have surface temperatures of 80,000° C - more than twice as hot as the stars in the Orion nebula.

Lyn, Lyne (NASA SP-7, 1965) International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Lynx. See constellation. Lynx (NASA SP-7, 1965) (abbr Lyn, Lyne)
See constellation.

Laika (meaning "Barker") - died during a mission (Sputnik 2, November 1957) Lisichka (meaning "Little Fox") and Bars (meaning "Panther" or "Lynx") - died during a test flight on July 28, 1960 Strelka (meaning "Little Arrow") , ...

Arneb (Alpha Leporis)
Libra (Librae) Lupus (Lupi) Lynx (Lyncis) Lyra (Lyrae)
Vega (Alpha Lyrae)
Sheliak (Beta Lyrae) ...

41 Lyncis (also called HD 81688) is a star located in Ursa Major constellation, despite it designation genitive Lyncis that should have been located in Lynx constellation. It is an orange giant with magnitude 5.4 at 288 light years.

Hydra(water serpent), Hydrus(lesser water snake), Indus(indian), Lacerta(lizard), Leo(lion), Leo Minor(lesser lion), Lepus(hare/rabbit), Libra(the scales), Lupus(wolf), lynx, Lyra(lyre), Mensa(the table mountain), ...

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the Milky Way, the deserted area now considered as the constellations Camelopardalis and Lynx, and the constellations Gemini, Auriga, and Canis Major), this may be the origin of the myth of the cattle of Geryon, ...

HEVELIUS, JOHANNES
Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) was a Polish astronomer who published the first moon map. He also published a celestial atlas introducing many constellations (including Canes Venatici, Lacerta, Lynx, Sextans, etc.).
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See also: Constellation, Star, Sky, Aries, Light

Topic: Astronomy