Lynx

Lynx (Lyn) is a constellation in the northern sky, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It is named after the lynx, a genus of cat. It is a very faint constellation; its brightest stars form a zigzag line.

Johannes Hevelius defined the constellation in the 17th century because he wanted to fill the open gap between the constellations Ursa Major and Auriga. He supposedly named it Lynx because of its faintness: only the lynx-eyed (or those of good sight) would have been able to recognize it.

Lynx (constellation)
Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius, 1690

Bordering constellations
Hercules | Boötes | Serpens Caput
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