18 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 36.94° Az: 38.00° Direction: North-East

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

Right Ascension 07h 18m 06s

Declination +59° 35’ 28”

Hour Angle 17h 05m 48s

Sidereal Time 00h 23m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 15m 54s

Declination +59° 38’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 156.99°

Galactic Latitude 26.2°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.2

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.34

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature 4581K

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.

Distance (parsec) 59.24

Distance (light year) 193.13

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.101 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.259"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 18 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD55280

SAO Catalogue SAO26248

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP35146

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 1065

FK5 Catalogue 2558

Visibility from Your Location

18 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 21:17 UTC (altitude: 81.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx