Lynx

IAU star chart of Lynx. (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)

One of the 88 IAU constellations.

Etymology and History

In this area of only faint stars, ancient civilisations like the Greeks, Romans, Babylonians haven't defined any constellation.

Origin of Constellation

The constellation was invented by Jan and Elisabeta Hevelius, published in their celestial atlas.

References

• References (general)
• References (ancient Greco-Roman)
• References (medieval)