13 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 21.93° Az: 341.47° Direction: North-North-West

13 Lyncis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Lynx.

13 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, 13 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 13 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 13 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 48m 57s

Declination +57° 08’ 24”

Hour Angle 09h 48m 20s

Sidereal Time 16h 37m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 46m 49s

Declination +57° 10’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 158.69°

Galactic Latitude 21.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.35

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.33

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 13 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 13 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

13 Lyncis is distant 207.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 63.73

Distance (light year) 207.78

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 13 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD48432

SAO Catalogue SAO25947

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32489

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 1004

FK5 Catalogue 2520

Visibility from Your Location

13 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 20:56 UTC (altitude: 84.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx