11 Lyncis
11 Lyncis is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Lynx.
11 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its reltive faintness, 11 Lyncis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 11 Lyncis:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 11 Lyncis
11 Lyncis is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 11 Lyncis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 11 Lyncis in the sky:
Visibility of 11 Lyncis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
11 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 22:08 UTC (altitude: 84.6°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 11 Lyncis
The image below is a photograph of 11 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 11 Lyncis is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 11 Lyncis from the Sun and relative movement
11 Lyncis is distant 322.13 light years from the Sun
Spectral properties of 11 Lyncis
11 Lyncis belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 11 Lyncis is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
