Lynx

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Abbreviation:  Lyn
English Name:  The Lynx
Genitive: Lyncis
Hemisphere:  Northern Hemisphere
Location: Between the constellations of Ursa Major and Gemini.
Visible between latitudes:  +90 and -35 degrees
Best season: Spring
Seen in three seasons: Winter, Spring and Summer.
Best seen in: March (map)
Seen between: May and July (This constellation of Lynx stays in the sky all the year.)
Right Ascension (RA): 08 hour
Declination (DEC): +45 degrees
Area (square degrees):  545 square degrees (52nd)

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Lynx (The Lynx)

  • One of the hardest constellations to find because of a dim with only one bright star at magnitude +3.1; in good dark-sky conditions, naked-eye observers will see little more than its brightest star, Lyncis.
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  • Other stars are faint, but there are numerous double stars and triples stars to attract telescope users.

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Messier Objects in Lynx

No Messier objects in Lynx .
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More objects in Lynx

Select CatalogNo of Objects
Barnard (B)0x object
Caldwell (C)1x object
Collinder (Cr)0x object
New General Catalogue (NGC)32x objects
Index Catalogue (IC)29x objects
Sharpless (Sh2)0x object

Features of Interest

  • NGC 2683 – Almost edge-on magnitude +10.0 spiral galaxy just near the border of the constellation of Cancer (The Crab); Dust in the spiral arms is visible.
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  • NGC 2419 – Globular Cluster; Through a 10 inch telescope (250mm) or large telescope, it appears as a fuzzy knot of light.

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Named Stars

  • Alsciaukat (Alpha Elvashak)
  • more list of stars in Lynx

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Planetarium / Constellation Map

Live constellation visible
from the UK :- Planetarium (Lynx)		Best Seen in:
March (map)		Seen between:
May and July

IAU Sky Chart: Lynx

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Constellations – Visible from the UK

AndromedaAquariusAquilaAriesAuriga
BoötesCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis Major
Canis MinorCapricornusCassiopeiaCepheusCetus
Coma BerenicesCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCygnus
DelphinusDracoEquuleusGeminiHercules
HydraLacertaLeoLeo MinorLepus
LibraLynxLyraMonocerosOphiuchus
OrionPegasusPerseusPiscesSagitta
ScutumSerpens CaputSerpens CaudaSextansTaurus
TriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVirgoVulpecula
(50 constellations above are visible from the United Kingdom.)

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Parts visible from the UK

AntliaColumbaEridanusFornaxMicroscopium
Piscis AustrinusPuppisPyxisSagittariusScorpius
Sculptor
(11 constellations above are partially visible from the United Kingdom.)

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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK

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