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LYNX

 

(Abbreviation: LYN)

 

A very ill-defined and obscure northern constellation.  It was added to the sky by Hevelius, and has no mythological associations.  There are two stars above the fourth magnitude.

 

BRIGHTEST STARS

 

STAR

R.A.

DEC

MAG.

ABS.MAG.

SPEC

DIST.PC

H

M

S

o

2

06

19

37.3

+59

00

39

4.48

1.4

A2

35

15

06

57

16.5

+58

25

21

4.35

1.8

G5

32

21

07

26

42.8

+49

12

42

4.64

0.3

A1

74

31

08

22

50.1

+43

11

17

4.25

-0.3

K5

76

HD 77912

09

06

31.7

+38

27

08

4.56

-3.3

G8

370

38

09

18

50.6

+36

48

09

3.92

1.7

A3

27

40  a

09

21

03.2

+34

23

33

3.13

-0.4

MO

51  L/Y 180

 

 

VARIABLES

 

STAR

R.A

DEC

RANGE

PERIOD,D.

SPEC

TYPE

H

M

o

R

06

57.2

+55

24

7.2---14.0

370

S

MIRA

Y

07

24.6

+46

06

6.9---7.4

110

M

SEMI-REGULAR

 

CLUSTERS  AND  NEBULÆ

 

OBJECT

R.A.

DEC

TYPE

NOTES

H

M

o

NGC 2419

07

34.8

+39

00

GLOBULAR

MAG.11.5

NGC 2683

08

49.6

+33

38

GALAXY

TYPE Sb. MAG.9.6

NGC 2776

09

08.9

+45

11

GALAXY

TYPE Sc .MAG.11.7

 

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