The Lynx
Lynx
Genitive: Lyncis · abbreviation Lyn
Best evening month
March
Visible from
41°S to 90°N
Centre RA
8h 05m 00s
Centre Dec
+49° 00′
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Mythology & origin
Hevelius said one would need the eyes of a lynx to see its faint stars.
Johannes Hevelius · 1690