16 Lyncis

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:08 | Tran: 12:38 | Set: 19:12

Alt: -30.85° Az: 23.68° Direction: North-North-East

16 Lyncis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Lynx.

16 Lyncis visual magnitude is 4.9. Because of its moderate brightness, 16 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 16 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 16 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 59m 28s

Declination +45° 03’ 29”

Hour Angle 13h 56m 51s

Sidereal Time 20h 56m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 57m 37s

Declination +45° 05’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 171.55°

Galactic Latitude 19.87°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 16 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.9

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.71

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 16 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 16 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

16 Lyncis is distant 224.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.01

Distance (light year) 224.98

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 16 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50973

SAO Catalogue SAO41463

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33485

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+45 1367

FK5 Catalogue 2537

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3293

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 16 Lyncis rise, transit and set times from Ocú, Panama are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Panama):

Azimuth: 44.9° RISE 6:08

Max altitude: 52.9° TRANSIT 12:38

Azimuth: 315.1° SET 19:12

Name:	Ocú, Panama
Latitude:	7° 56' 25.9" N
Longitude:	80° 46' 45.8" W
Timezone:	America/Panama

Set Location

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