Alsciaukat

Lynx · 31 Lyn · HR 3275

HIP41075
IAU adoption2017/06/30

Name origin

misspelled Arabic الشوكة aš-šawkat (al-shaukat), The Thorn. The name obviously has nothing to do with the figure of the lynx (or historically sometimes called "Tiger" or "Tigris") that was invented in Early Modern Times.

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