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Sunset: 19:12
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19 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 22.96°   Az: 334.20°   Direction: North-North-West

19 Lyncis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Lynx.

19 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its faintness, 19 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.

Image of 19 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 19 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 19 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 24m 52s
+55° 13’ 55”
09h 01m 25s
16h 26m 18s

J2000

07h 22m 52s
+55° 16’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

161.96°
26.37°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 19 Lyncis star
Simplified finder chart for 19 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.45
Main-sequence

-0.34
B8V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 19 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 19 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

19 Lyncis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 19 Lyncis double sysyem:

5.45
6.45
1
15.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

19 Lyncis is distant 468.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

143.68
468.39
5 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/y
-0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO26312
SAO26312

Visibility from Your Location

19 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 07:45 UTC (altitude: 86.2°)