18 Lyncis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 24.16°
Az: 17.40°
Direction: South
18 Lyncis is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Lynx.
18 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its faintness, 18 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 18 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 18 Lyncis during the next
1000 years (-1.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.32 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 18 Lyncis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 18 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 18 Lyncis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
18 Lyncis is distant 193.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
18 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 13:14 UTC (altitude: 81.9°)