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12 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 80.04°   Az: 326.90°   Direction: North-North-West

12 Lyncis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Lynx.

12 Lyncis visual magnitude is 4.87. Because of its moderate brightness, 12 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 12 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 12 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 12 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 48m 28s
+59° 24’ 45”
00h 42m 48s
07h 31m 16s

J2000

06h 46m 14s
+59° 26’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

156.31°
22.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 12 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.87
Main-sequence

0.64
A3V
9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 12 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 12 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

12 Lyncis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 12 Lyncis double sysyem:

4.87
5.47
0.6
1.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

12 Lyncis is distant 228.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

70.13
228.61
-3 km/s
-0.023 arcsec/y
-0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO25939
SAO25939

Visibility from Your Location

12 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 14:42 UTC (altitude: 82.1°)