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Lynx is a nothern hemisphere constellation the late 17th century Johannes Hevelius established. According to Wikipedia, it's named after the animal. But according to the Hubble Space Telescope team, it's "[a] constellation named not because of its resemblance to the feline animal, but because it is fairly faint, requiring the 'sensitive eyes of a cat' to discern it."
Image source: IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)
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