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2 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 56.21°   Az: 53.32°   Direction: North-East

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

2 Lyncis visual magnitude is 4.48. Because of its moderate brightness, 2 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.

Image of 2 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 2 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 21m 50s
+58° 59’ 53”
20h 00m 04s
02h 21m 54s

J2000

06h 19m 37s
+59° 00’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

155.59°
19.12°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 2 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.48
Main-sequence

1.18
A2V
10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

2 Lyncis is distant 148.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

45.70
148.99
-4 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/y
0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO25665
SAO25665

Visibility from Your Location

2 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 20:25 UTC (altitude: 82.5°)