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A constellation of the northern sky, representing a lynx. Its brightest star, Alpha Lyncis, is of magnitude 3.1. The other stars are faint, but include several interesting doubles and triples.
From: Lynx in A Dictionary of Astronomy »
Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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