21 Lyncis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 74.76°
Az: 270.58°
Direction: West
21 Lyncis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Lynx.
21 Lyncis visual magnitude is 4.64. Because of its moderate brightness, 21 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 21 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 21 Lyncis during the next
10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 21 Lyncis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 21 Lyncis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 21 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 21 Lyncis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
21 Lyncis is distant 248.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
21 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 08:01 UTC (altitude: 87.7°)