11 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 81.82° Az: 314.99° Direction: North-West

11 Lyncis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Lynx.

11 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, 11 Lyncis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 39m 47s

Declination +56° 50’ 01”

Hour Angle 00h 42m 24s

Sidereal Time 07h 22m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 37m 38s

Declination +56° 51’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 158.61°

Galactic Latitude 20.64°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 11 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.88

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 11 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

11 Lyncis is distant 322.13 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 98.81

Distance (light year) 322.13

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 11 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD46590

SAO Catalogue SAO25842

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP31665

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 1136

Visibility from Your Location

11 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 15:05 UTC (altitude: 84.6°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx