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Lynx is a constellation named after the animal, usually observed in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere. The constellation was introduced in the late 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It is a faint constellation, with its brightest stars forming a zigzag line. The orange giant Alpha Lyncis is the brightest star in the constellation, and the ...
Alpha Lyncis (α Lyn, α Lyncis) is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lynx with an apparent magnitude of +3.13. [4] Unusually, it is the only star in the constellation that has a Bayer designation. [10] Based upon parallax measurements, this star is located about 220 light-years (67 parsecs) from the Earth. [1]
List of stars in Lynx. This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Lynx, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name. B. F. Var. HD. HIP. RA.
31 Lyncis. 31 Lyncis is the fourth-brightest star in the constellation of Lynx. It has the traditional name Alsciaukat, pronounced / ælʃiˈɔːkæt /. [10] The orange-hued star is visible to the naked eye with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of +4.25. [3] It is a single [11] star located about 380 light years away from the Sun, based on ...
38 Lyncis is a multiple star system in the northern constellation of Lynx.It located about 125 light-years from the Sun, based on parallax. When viewed through a moderate telescope, two components—a brighter blue-white star of magnitude 3.9 and a fainter star of magnitude 6.1 that has been described as lilac as well as blue-white—can be seen. [14]
19 Lyncis. 19 Lyncis is a triple star [ 11] system in the northern constellation of Lynx. A telescope reveals it consists of two blue-white hued stars of magnitudes 5.80 and 6.86 [ 2] that are 14.750 arcseconds [ 11] apart, with a visual companion of magnitude 7.6 that is 3.5 arcminutes distant. [ 12] The first two are located around 680–690 ...
Constellation map. Pages in category "Lynx (constellation)" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total. This list may not reflect recent changes ...
12 Lyn. 12 Lyncis, abbreviated 12 Lyn, is a triple star [8] system in the constellation Lynx. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.87. When seen through a telescope, it can be separated into three stars: two components with magnitudes 5.4 and 6.0 that lie at an angular ...