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15 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 70.19°   Az: 303.18°   Direction: West-North-West

15 Lyncis is a multiple giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Lynx.

15 Lyncis visual magnitude is 4.35. Because of its moderate brightness, 15 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 15 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 15 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 15 Lyncis during the next 1000 years (-0.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.25 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 59m 24s
+58° 23’ 16”
02h 11m 03s
09h 10m 28s

J2000

06h 57m 16s
+58° 25’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

157.77°
23.6°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 15 Lyncis star
Simplified finder chart for 15 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.35
Giant

0.76
G5III
5134K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 15 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 15 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

15 Lyncis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 15 Lyncis double sysyem:

4.35
5.55
1.2
0.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

15 Lyncis is distant 170.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

52.25
170.32
9 km/s
-0.005 arcsec/y
-0.135"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO26051
SAO26051

Visibility from Your Location

15 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 07:08 UTC (altitude: 83.1°)