Alsciaukat
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31 Lyncis is the fourth-brightest star in the constellation
Lynx
. Its apparent magnitude
is +4.25 and it belongs to the spectral class K4.5III-IIIb. This star has the traditional names Alsciaukat, from Arabic
الشوكة aš-šawkat "the thorn", and Mabsuthat (Arabic المبسوطة al-mabsūtah) "the outstretched (paw)".
31 Lyncis is an orange giant star located about 390 light years from Earth
.
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
Lynx
Lynx (constellation)
Lynx is a constellation in the northern sky, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It is named after the lynx, a genus of cat. It is a very faint constellation; its brightest stars form a zigzag line.-History:...
. Its apparent magnitude
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
is +4.25 and it belongs to the spectral class K4.5III-IIIb. This star has the traditional names Alsciaukat, from Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
الشوكة aš-šawkat "the thorn", and Mabsuthat (Arabic المبسوطة al-mabsūtah) "the outstretched (paw)".
31 Lyncis is an orange giant star located about 390 light years from Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
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