16 Lyncis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 28.84°
Az: 307.28°
Direction: North-West
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 16 Lyncis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 16 Lyncis.
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
16 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 07:00 UTC (altitude: 83.6°)