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| IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) |
| Lynx |
| The Lynx |
| Origin | Hevelius |
| Abbreviation | Lyn |
| Genitive | Lyncis |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɪŋks/
genitive /ˈlɪnsɪs/ |
| LINKS |
| Location | Northern Hemisphere |
| Primary Star | α Lyncis |
| Right Ascention 9h 21m Declination +34° 23' |
| Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.269 h (16.1 min) |
| Lynx is another modern constellation created by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in the late seventeenth century to fill in the unformed areas on his chart. It represents a Lynx, a wild cat found in North America. Being a newer constellation, Lynx has no Greek mythology associated to it. |
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