13 Lyncis

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

13 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its reltive faintness, 13 Lyncis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 13 Lyncis:

Color of 13 Lyncis ⬤

Magnitude of 13 Lyncis 5.35

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 13 Lyncis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 19°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 13 Lyncis

13 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 13 Lyncis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 46m 49s

Declination J2000 +57° 10’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 158.69°

Galactic Latitude 21.93°

Constellation Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 13 Lyncis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 13 Lyncis.

Visibility of 13 Lyncis from your location

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

13 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 14:23 UTC (altitude: 84.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 13 Lyncis

The image below is a photograph of 13 Lyncis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 13 Lyncis is 0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.038 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 13 Lyncis from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 207.78 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.038 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 13 Lyncis

13 Lyncis belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.33

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature of 13 Lyncis 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

Alternative designations of 13 Lyncis

Flamsteed designation 13 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD48432

SAO Catalogue SAO25947

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32489

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 1004

FK5 Catalogue 2520

In Evidence

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