Lynx
constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
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Summary
Lynx is a constellation[1]. Lynx draws 2,061 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #44 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Johannes Hevelius[3]
- Shares border with: Ursa Major[4], Camelopardalis[5], Auriga[6], Gemini[7], Cancer[8], Leo[9], Leo Minor[10]
- Named after: Lynx[11]
- Part of: Northern celestial hemisphere[12]
- Commons category: Lynx (constellation)[13]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1687[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lynx (constellation)[15]
- Commons gallery: Lynx (constellation)[16]
- Described by source: Star Lore of All Ages[17], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[18]
- Topic has template: Template:Stars of Lynx[19], Šablona:Souhvězdí Rysa[20]
- Official name: Lynx[21]
- Short name: Lyn[22]
- Area: 545 square degree[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Constellations[25], WikiProject Astronomy[26]
Why It Matters
Lynx has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Lynx is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]