14 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 70.87° Az: 53.39° Direction: North-East

14 Lyncis is a multiple giant star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Lynx.

14 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.33. Because of its faintness, 14 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 14 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 14 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 55m 15s

Declination +59° 24’ 58”

Hour Angle 21h 55m 27s

Sideral Time 04h 50m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 53m 05s

Declination +59° 26’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 156.54°

Galactic Latitude 23.32°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 14 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.33

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.32

Spectral Type G4III

Color Index (B-V) 0.65

Temperature 5778K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 14 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 14 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

14 Lyncis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 14 Lyncis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.33

Secondary star magnitude 6.33

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 0.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

14 Lyncis is distant 440.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 135.14

Distance (light year) 440.54

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 14 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49618

SAO Catalogue SAO26012

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33048

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 1028

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5514

Visibility from Your Location

14 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 05:30 UTC (altitude: 82.1°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx