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| English name | Lynx | ||||
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| Major stars | alpha Lyncis | magn. 3,3 | RA: 09h 21m 03.33s | Dec: +34° 23' 33.1" | |
| Description | Very weak constellation, between Ursa Maior and Auriga. It doesn't contain particularly remarkable objects; interesting is only a triple star, 12 Lyncis, whose principal component is a white-blue star of fifth magnitude, accompanied by two stars of sixth and eighth magnitude. | ||||
| Mythology and history | The constellation was drawn in 1687 by Johannes Hevelius. He explained that the name of Lynx was suitable for this constellation because only who was lynx-eyed was able to see it. | ||||
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