Lynx Lyn
Lynx is one of the 88 constellations, covering 546 square degrees of the sky (28th largest). It is highest at midnight in January and best in the evening sky in February and March.
2 of its best-known objects have a page of their own here.
Facts
| Abbreviation | Lyn |
|---|---|
| Size | 546 square degrees (28th largest of the 88; the full Moon covers about 0.2) |
| Middle (J2000) | 8h 05m, +47° |
| Highest at midnight | January (in the evening, around 8–10 pm: February and March) |
| How high | From India (about 20° N) its middle climbs to about 63° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 87°. |
| Pages here | 2 objects |
Galaxies
1Black holes, pulsars and other extreme objects
1Brightest NGC and IC objects
OpenNGC| Object | Type | Magnitude | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGC 2683 (on the map) | Galaxy | 9.7 | 9.5′ |
| NGC 2419 (on the map) | Globular star cluster | 10.1 | 4.5′ |
| NGC 2549 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.1 | 3.6′ |
| NGC 2500 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.7 | 2.5′ |
| NGC 2776 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.7 | 2.1′ |
| NGC 2541 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.7 | 3′ |
| NGC 2537 (Bear Claw Nebula) | Galaxy | 11.7 | 2.1′ |
| NGC 2340 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.7 | 3.2′ |
| NGC 2832 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.8 | 3.2′ |
| NGC 2320 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.9 | 1.5′ |
| NGC 2493 (on the map) | Galaxy | 12.1 | 1.9′ |
| NGC 2344 (on the map) | Galaxy | 12.1 | 2.1′ |
Smaller magnitudes are brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6. The full Moon is about 31′ across.
Data: IAU constellation boundaries (Roman 1987) · OpenNGC (Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data sources & credits