Dictionary term
Lynx
Direct answer
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.
Lynx is a dim northern constellation whose name jokes that lynx-like eyesight is needed to see it.
A symbolic locator, not a substitute for an observational chart at a specific place and time.Quick reference
- Use when
- Bracket the region with the Big Dipper, Capella, and Castor, then use a chart to connect its sparse stars.
- Do not use it for
- The nickname of NGC 2419 does not mean the cluster lies outside the Milky Way's gravitational system.
- Reference category
- Constellations & Star Lore
- Related terms
- 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.
Lynx: fact and faith, kept distinct
This is a factual sky reference. It can support wonder and orientation without turning a measured position or inherited pattern into a claim of fate or private revelation.
Lynx in numerology
Lynx is not a numerology claim. Any numbers attached to it should retain their ordinary scientific, calendrical, navigational, or historical meaning unless a separate symbolic interpretation is clearly labeled.
Why Lynx matters
It fills a large early-modern map gap and contains rewarding telescopic objects despite its weak naked-eye outline.
Lynx at work: an example
NGC 2419, the Intergalactic Wanderer, is a distant Milky Way globular cluster projected within Lynx.
Where interpretation stops
Lynx is presented as sourced astronomy, calendrical, Earth-science, cultural, or instrument-history reference. Definitions should distinguish measured phenomena from civil convention and historical interpretation, preserve location and time dependencies, and avoid turning factual sky data into a deterministic personal claim.
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
- Also appears in
- Constellations & Star Lore
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
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Common questions
What is Lynx?
Lynx is a long faint northern constellation between Ursa Major, Auriga, Gemini, and Cancer.
How is Lynx used in an almanac?
Bracket the region with the Big Dipper, Capella, and Castor, then use a chart to connect its sparse stars.
What should I avoid when interpreting Lynx?
The nickname of NGC 2419 does not mean the cluster lies outside the Milky Way's gravitational system.
