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1 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 60.68°   Az: 49.84°   Direction: North-East

1 Lyncis is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Lynx.

1 Lyncis visual magnitude is 4.98. Because of its moderate brightness, 1 Lyncis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of 1 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 1 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 1 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 20m 15s
+61° 30’ 12”
20h 33m 19s
02h 53m 34s

J2000

06h 17m 54s
+61° 30’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

153.03°
19.81°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 1 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.98
Giant

-1.31
M3III
3356K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 1 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 1 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

1 Lyncis is distant 589.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

180.83
589.51
11 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO13787
SAO13787

Visibility from Your Location

1 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 14:30 UTC (altitude: 80.0°)