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.

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

Right Ascension 06h 48m 28s

Declination +59° 24’ 45”

Hour Angle 00h 42m 48s

Sidereal Time 07h 31m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 46m 14s

Declination +59° 26’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 156.31°

Galactic Latitude 22.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 12 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.87

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

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

Main star magnitude 4.87

Secondary star magnitude 5.47

Magnitude difference 0.6

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 70.13

Distance (light year) 228.61

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 12 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD48250

SAO Catalogue SAO25939

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32438

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 1015

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5400

Visibility from Your Location

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

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx