Constellation
Lynx
Lynx (Lyn) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is α Lyn (magnitude 3.14).
| Latin name | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Lyn |
| Brightest star | α Lyn |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 225 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 13 |
| Deep-sky objects | 6 |
| Galaxies | 69 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 44° S. North of latitude 44° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- α Lyn 3.14 · 221.8 light-years
- 38 Lyn 3.82 · 132.0 light-years
- Gl 332A 3.96 · 61.1 light-years
- Alsciaukat 4.25 · 367.2 light-years
- 15 Lyn 4.35 · 178.3 light-years
- 2 Lyn 4.44 · 159.3 light-years
- HIP 44700 4.56 · 705.2 light-years
- 21 Lyn 4.61 · 274.0 light-years
- 27 Lyn 4.78 · 244.7 light-years
- HIP 47029 4.81 · 218.7 light-years
- 12 Lyn 4.86 · 235.9 light-years
- 16 Lyn 4.90 · 226.4 light-years
- 24 Lyn 4.93 · 256.9 light-years
- HIP 35384 5.00 · 385.5 light-years
- 1 Lyn 5.01 · 739.7 light-years
- HIP 37946 5.15 · 395.6 light-years
- 35 Lyn 5.15 · 266.6 light-years
- 18 Lyn 5.20 · 196.5 light-years
- 5 Lyn 5.21 · 624.4 light-years
- 42 Lyn 5.28 · 125.5 light-years
- 36 Lyn 5.30 · 619.1 light-years
- HIP 37701 5.31 · 430.7 light-years
- 13 Lyn 5.34 · 218.8 light-years
- 14 Lyn 5.34 · 486.8 light-years
- 22 Lyn 5.35 · 66.5 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J0742+4110 Pulsar
- PSR J0828+5304 Pulsar
- NGC 2419 Globular cluster
- A 16 Planetary nebula
- JnEr 1 Planetary nebula
- PuWe 1 Planetary nebula
Galaxies
- UGC 4787 66.2 million light-years
- NGC 2683 25.2 million light-years
- KK 70 25.1 million light-years
- KK 69 25.1 million light-years
- UGC 4704 49.6 million light-years
- DDO 46 22.3 million light-years
- DDO 52 33.5 million light-years
- UGC 3698 23.6 million light-years
- NGC 2337 25.7 million light-years
- UGC 3817 27.9 million light-years
- IC 2233 39.8 million light-years
- NGC 2537 39.8 million light-years
- LV J0737+4724 51.2 million light-years
- LV J0812+4836 40.5 million light-years
- NGC 2541 40.4 million light-years
- NGC 2552 40.4 million light-years
- NGC 2500 40.4 million light-years
- CGCG 262-028 23.2 million light-years
- KKH 40 22.8 million light-years
- IC 458 302.9 million light-years
- NGC 2832 323.7 million light-years
- NGC 2532 244.7 million light-years
- NGC 2778 95.5 million light-years
- NGC 2415 176.3 million light-years
- IC 2434 334.5 million light-years
- NGC 2445 186.5 million light-years
- NGC 2444 188.6 million light-years
- NGC 2493 182.2 million light-years
- NGC 2476 173.7 million light-years
- NGC 2782 118.5 million light-years
- NGC 2844 69.2 million light-years
- NGC 2852 82.6 million light-years
- NGC 2799 78.0 million light-years
- NGC 2798 80.4 million light-years
- NGC 2712 84.6 million light-years
- NGC 2308 272.7 million light-years
- NGC 2344 45.4 million light-years
- NGC 2329 270.0 million light-years
- IC 461 267.8 million light-years
- IC 464 224.6 million light-years
- NGC 2330 224.6 million light-years
- NGC 2340 276.1 million light-years
- IC 459 263.2 million light-years
- NGC 2332 271.9 million light-years
- IC 460 294.0 million light-years
- NGC 2334 284.3 million light-years
- NGC 2322 294.6 million light-years
- NGC 2320 276.9 million light-years
- NGC 2315 293.3 million light-years
- NGC 2326 278.9 million light-years
- NGC 2321 294.4 million light-years
- NGC 2426 264.5 million light-years
- NGC 2429A 254.0 million light-years
- NGC 2475 260.1 million light-years
- NGC 2431 264.6 million light-years
- NGC 2505 454.2 million light-years
- NGC 2446 264.1 million light-years
- NGC 2456 343.0 million light-years
- NGC 2468 412.4 million light-years
- NGC 2488 406.6 million light-years
- NGC 2463 385.9 million light-years
- NGC 2469 162.6 million light-years
- NGC 2462 401.3 million light-years
- NGC 2497 380.8 million light-years
- NGC 2521 257.2 million light-years
- NGC 2549 48.4 million light-years
- IC 2166 125.4 million light-years
- NGC 2273A 97.8 million light-years
- NGC 2273 85.7 million light-years
Its other stars
- 34 Lyn
- HIP 34912
- 26 Lyn
- HIP 41152
- HIP 30651
- HIP 32609
- GJ 1095
- HIP 37441
- 43 Lyn
- 29 Lyn
- HIP 37023
- HIP 36348
- HIP 43923
- HIP 35643
- 33 Lyn
- HIP 37369
- HIP 39221
- HIP 35984
- 6 Lyn
- 11 Lyn
- HIP 40305
- HIP 41935
- 30 Lyn
- HIP 43894
- HIP 39995
- HIP 35304
- HIP 37046
- HIP 37140
- 8 Lyn
- HIP 45661
- Gl 334.2
- HIP 43553
- HIP 43550
- HIP 45412
- HIP 41224
- HIP 33444
- HIP 38325
- 4 Lyn
- HIP 41262
- 23 Lyn
- HIP 45858
- HIP 43685
- HIP 34217
- HIP 41798
- Gl 332B
- 32 Lyn
- HIP 44231
- HIP 43410
- HIP 38723
- HIP 41894
- 25 Lyn
- HIP 39938
- HIP 40677
- HIP 32261
- Gl 307.1
- HIP 37091
- HIP 39279
- 28 Lyn
- HIP 38449
- HIP 38959
- HIP 34168
- HIP 36965
- HIP 44331
- HIP 34250
- HIP 36740
- HIP 36351
- HIP 36779
- 7 Lyn
- HIP 30357
- HIP 39348
- HIP 40086
- HIP 38349
- HIP 38403
- HIP 39094
- HIP 40878
- GJ 3516
- GJ 1124
- Gl 257.1
- Stribor
- Gl 321
- HD 48948
- GJ 1115
- GJ 1113
- TOI-1716
- GJ 3460
- GJ 3475
- Gl 343.1
- GJ 1107
- TIC 139270665
- Gloas
- Gl 277A
- Gl 272
- Gl 308A
- Koit
- GJ 3412A
- TIC 150070085
- GJ 3432
- XO-2 S
- XO-2 N
- GJ 3452
- GJ 3477
- Gl 308B
- GJ 3414
- Gl 277B
- GJ 1105
- GJ 3558
- XO-5
- LHS 1903
- GJ 3406A
- GJ 3480
- TOI-1732
- GJ 3479
- GJ 3445
- GJ 3421
- GJ 3426
- Gl 275.2A
- GJ 3562
- Gl 318.1
- GJ 1122A
- GJ 3393
- GJ 1121
- Gl 275.2B
- GJ 1122B
- GJ 3407B
- GJ 3444
- SDSS J080858.99+410741.0
- SDSS J090154.73+381837.5
- SDSS J075054.74+445418.7
- 2MASS J07231462+5727081
- 2MASSW J0920122+351742
- SDSS J080048.13+465825.5
- SDSS J091956.15+393419.1
- SDSS J073519.59+410850.4
- WISE J080700.23+413026.8
- SDSS J082115.06+333651.2
- SDSS J083611.43+450319.5
- SDSS J081812.28+331048.2
- 2MASS J08270185+4129191
- SDSS J090737.68+450935.7
- 2MASSW J0717163+570543
- SDSS J085637.49+374614.1
- SDSS J081556.74+452411.8
- SDSS J084520.21+360551.4
- SDSS J080255.75+332143.6
- SDSS J091524.34+383128.3
- SDSS J080531.84+481233.0
- SDSS J081253.19+372104.2
- SDSS J082928.21+343954.0
- SDSS J081653.72+344535.8
- SDSS J080549.90+511312.6
- SDSS J084444.58+403620.0
- SDSS J074227.46+412620.8
- SDSS J080550.06+533531.4
- SDSS J080027.57+551134.1
- 2MASSW J0801405+462850
- 2MASSW J0820299+450031
- SDSS J085213.94+421921.3
- SDSS J074756.31+394732.9
- SDSS J081802.24+582920.9
- SDSS J075259.43+413634.6
- SDSS J082612.27+544735.4
- SDSS J080159.52+480628.6
- SDSSp J083008.12+482847.4
- SDSS J091206.36+420330.6
- SDSS J075414.03+431534.1
- SDSS J084001.62+451752.4
- SDSS J080959.01+443422.2
- SDSS J081439.92+562857.2
- SDSS J082911.91+471355.7
- SDSS J083926.25+433936.0
- SDSS J075246.31+382429.0
- SDSS J090040.61+422721.5
- SDSS J082213.75+510120.2
- SDSS J080519.69+492504.8
- SDSS J081733.99+393606.0
- SDSS J081740.85+363019.4
- SDSS J091215.18+453447.7
- SDSS J080004.17+462732.6
- SDSS J075725.19+484427.4
- SDSS J075215.94+454746.2
- SDSS J081132.87+485532.9
- SDSS J083240.53+335713.1
- PSO J139.5493+39.0380
- SDSS J082239.18+511222.7
- SDSS J084135.31+455442.0
- SDSS J073745.38+462044.8
- SDSS J073050.99+461459.5
- SDSS J084201.68+440725.8
- SDSS J082401.74+461320.4
- SDSS J081554.27+484018.9
- SDSS J081948.63+442538.7
- SDSS J081828.75+430639.8
- PSO J109.4864+46.5278
- CWISE J081606.70+482822.9
- CWISE J080556.14+515330.4
- WISEPA J062542.21+564625.5
- WISEPA J074457.15+562821.8
- CWISE J075831.11+571153.9
- WISE J081220.04+402106.2
- WISEA J064503.72+524054.1