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Lynx

Lyncis

Northern 545 sq° Lyn

Brightest star: Alpha Lyncis

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Mythology

Created by Hevelius in 1687, who said you would need the eyes of a lynx to see its faint stars. No classical mythology.

Observing Highlights

A large but faint northern constellation. Contains NGC 2419 (Intergalactic Wanderer), a very distant globular cluster, and several faint galaxies.

Main Stars

20
Alpha Lyn

HIP 45860; Alpha Lyn; 40 Lyn

3.13 mag 222.7″ B: 8.8 K6III
38 Lyn

HIP 45688; 38 Lyn

3.82 mag 2.5″ B: 6.1 A1V
HIP 44248
3.97 mag 0.5″ B: 6.5 F5V
Alsciaukat

Alsciaukat

HIP 41075; 31 Lyn

4.25 mag K4.5III-IIIb
15 Lyn

HIP 33449; 15 Lyn

4.35 mag 0.7″ B: 5.5 G5III-IV
2 Lyn

HIP 30060; 2 Lyn

4.48 mag A2V s
HIP 44700
4.56 mag G7Ib-II
21 Lyn

HIP 36145; 21 Lyn

4.64 mag A1V
HIP 47029
4.81 mag G9.5IIIFe-1
27 Lyn

HIP 39847; 27 Lyn

4.84 mag 39.1″ B: 12.9 A2V
12 Lyn

HIP 32438; 12 Lyn

4.87 mag 2.0″ B: 6.0 A3V
16 Lyn

HIP 33485; 16 Lyn

4.90 mag A2Vn
1 Lyn

HIP 29919; 1 Lyn

4.98 mag M3IIIab
24 Lyn

HIP 37609; 24 Lyn

4.99 mag 54.8″ B: 11.2 A3IVn
HIP 35384
5.05 mag A4IIIn
35 Lyn

HIP 43531; 35 Lyn

5.15 mag K0III
HIP 37946
5.18 mag M2IIIb
18 Lyn

HIP 35146; 18 Lyn

5.20 mag K2III
5 Lyn

HIP 30679; 5 Lyn

5.21 mag 32.6″ B: 11.9 K4III
42 Lyn

HIP 47300; 42 Lyn

5.25 mag 62.7″ B: 11.6 F0V

Double Stars

15
19 Lyn

HIP 35785; 19 Lyn

5.45 mag 13.8″ B: 6.7 B8V
HIP 32609
6.28 mag 4.5″ B: 6.3 dF5
12 Lyn

HIP 32438; 12 Lyn

4.87 mag 2.0″ B: 6.0 A3V
HIP 34217
6.12 mag 4.4″ B: 7.0 A3V s
38 Lyn

HIP 45688; 38 Lyn

3.82 mag 2.5″ B: 6.1 A1V
HIP 47053
6.76 mag 25.1″ B: 8.0 F2V
HIP 45661
5.75 mag 2.0″ B: 6.7 A8V
5 Lyn

HIP 30679; 5 Lyn

5.21 mag 32.6″ B: 11.9 K4III
HIP 41224
6.02 mag 84.6″ B: 8.6 K5III
8 Lyn

HIP 31676; 8 Lyn

5.94 mag 181.7″ B: 8.8 G8IV-V
HIP 36965
6.30 mag 2.2″ B: 8.3 F0
42 Lyn

HIP 47300; 42 Lyn

5.25 mag 62.7″ B: 11.6 F0V
22 Lyn

HIP 36439; 22 Lyn

5.36 mag 183.3″ B: 10.1 F6V
24 Lyn

HIP 37609; 24 Lyn

4.99 mag 54.8″ B: 11.2 A3IVn
27 Lyn

HIP 39847; 27 Lyn

4.84 mag 39.1″ B: 12.9 A2V

Variable Stars

3
RR Lyn

HIP 30651

5.64 mag A3Vm
2 Lyn

HIP 30060; 2 Lyn

4.48 mag A2V s
Y Lyn

HIP 36288

6.20 mag 6.58 - 8.25 SRC K-M

Deep Sky Objects

30
Globular Cluster (1)
Intergalactic Wanderer

NGC 2419

C25

10.4 mag 4
Galaxy (29)
NGC 2683
9.7 mag 9.3 SAb
NGC 2541
11.8 mag 6.6 SABc
NGC 2782
11.5 mag 3.8 SABa
Bear Paw galaxy

Bear Paw galaxy

NGC 2537

11.7 mag 1.7 SBm
NGC 2273
12.0 mag 3.5 Sa
NGC 2552
12.2 mag 3.2 SABm
NGC 2770
12.0 mag 3.7 Sc
NGC 2344
12.1 mag 2.0 SABb
NGC 2415
12.4 mag 1.0 Sm
NGC 2469
13.0 mag 1.1 Sbc
NGC 2424
12.6 mag 4.0 Sb
NGC 2500
11.6 mag 2.9 Scd
NGC 2776
11.6 mag 2.9 SABc
NGC 2445
13.0 mag 2.1 Sm
NGC 2532
12.4 mag 2.2 SABc
NGC 2543
13.0 mag 2.5 Sb
NGC 2649
13.0 mag 1.9 SABb
NGC 2691
14.0 mag 1.6 Sa
NGC 2712
12.0 mag 2.9 SBb
NGC 2780
14.0 mag 1.0 Sb
NGC 2793
14.0 mag 1.3 Sm
NGC 2798
12.3 mag 2.8 Sa
NGC 2844
12.9 mag 1.9 Sa
NGC 2852
14.0 mag 1.2 SABa
NGC 2495
— mag 0.4 Sd
IC 2233
13.0 mag 4.7 SBc
NGC 2799
14.0 mag 1.9 SBd
NGC 2823
16.0 mag 1.0 Sa
NGC 2825
16.0 mag 1.1 Sa