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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Alpha Lyncis
Flamsteed Number	40 Lyncis
HR (BSC)	3705
HD	80493
Constellation	Lynx
Right Ascension	9h 21m 3s
Declination	+34° 23' 33"
Distance	203 light years 62 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.2 to +3.3 Absolute: -0.9 (variable)
Spectral Class	K7III Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility	February / March
Notes	Evolving towards a Mira Variable

The constellation of Lynx was originally part of the larger Ursa Major - when this rather faint group was given its own region of the sky, it was left with almost no bright stars. Hence, Alpha Lyncis is the only star in the constellation to have a Bayer designation.

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