1 Lyncis

Altitude: 62.7° Azimuth: 310.0° Direction: North-West

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

1 Lyncis visual magnitude is 4.98. Because of its moderate brightness, 1 Lyncis should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 1 Lyncis:

Color of 1 Lyncis ⬤

Magnitude of 1 Lyncis 4.98

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

1 Lyncis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 62.7°
Azimuth: 310.0°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 1 Lyncis

1 Lyncis is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 1 Lyncis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 17m 54s

Declination J2000 +61° 30’ 55”

Galactic Longitude 153.03°

Galactic Latitude 19.81°

Constellation Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 1 Lyncis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 1 Lyncis.

Visibility of 1 Lyncis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

1 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 01:47 UTC (altitude: 80.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 1 Lyncis

The image below is a photograph of 1 Lyncis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 1 Lyncis is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 1 Lyncis from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 180.83 pc

Distance (light year) 589.51 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 1 Lyncis

1 Lyncis belongs to spectral class M3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.31

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.83

Temperature of 1 Lyncis 3356K

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

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

Alternative designations of 1 Lyncis

Flamsteed designation 1 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42973

SAO Catalogue SAO13787

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29919

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+61 869

FK5 Catalogue 2479

General Catalogue of Variable Stars UW Lyn

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