Star lore
Lynx
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Lynx is a long faint northern constellation between Ursa Major, Auriga, Gemini, and Cancer.
Lynx is a dim northern constellation whose name jokes that lynx-like eyesight is needed to see it.
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- Constellations & Star Lore
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- Libra Constellation, Lupus, Lyra, Mensa
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The story behind Lynx
Johannes Hevelius introduced Lynx in the seventeenth century and commented on the keen sight required to trace it.
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Why Lynx matters
Lynx fills a large early-modern map gap and contains rewarding telescopic objects despite its weak naked-eye outline.
How to read Lynx
Bracket the region with the Big Dipper, Capella, and Castor, then use a chart to connect its sparse stars.
Lynx in practice: an example
NGC 2419, the Intergalactic Wanderer, is a distant Milky Way globular cluster projected within Lynx.
Where readings of Lynx go wrong
The nickname of NGC 2419 does not mean the cluster lies outside the Milky Way's gravitational system.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- International Astronomical Union: The Constellations - Official names, abbreviations, and boundaries for the 88 modern constellations.
- NASA Space Place: What Are Constellations? - NASA introduction to constellation regions, patterns, visibility, and seasonal sky changes.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Constellations & Star Lore
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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What is lynx?
Lynx is a long faint northern constellation between Ursa Major, Auriga, Gemini, and Cancer.
What do people get wrong about lynx?
The nickname of NGC 2419 does not mean the cluster lies outside the Milky Way's gravitational system.
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