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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:41
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11 Lyncis

Altitude: 23.2°   Azimuth: 22.4°   Direction: North-North-East

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of 11 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 11 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 11 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 11 Lyncis

5.85
Main-sequence

11 Lyncis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 23.2°
Azimuth: 22.4°
Direction: North-North-East

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:

06h 37m 38s
+56° 51’ 27”
158.61°
20.64°
Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 11 Lyncis in the sky:

Finder chart 11 Lyncis star
Simplified finder chart for 11 Lyncis.

Visibility of 11 Lyncis from your location

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

11 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 15:06 UTC (altitude: 84.6°)

Distance of 11 Lyncis from the Sun and relative movement

11 Lyncis is distant 322.13 light years from the Sun

98.81 pc
322.13 ly
0.012 arcsec/year

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.

0.88
A2V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 11 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 11 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 11 Lyncis

SAO25842
SAO25842