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22 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 18.35°   Az: 29.31°   Direction: North-North-East

22 Lyncis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Lynx.

22 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its faintness, 22 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 22 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 22 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 22 Lyncis during the next 1000 years (1.90 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 31m 49s
+49° 37’ 06”
15h 03m 17s
22h 35m 07s

J2000

07h 29m 56s
+49° 40’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

168.33°
26.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 22 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.36
Main-sequence

3.87
F6V
6625K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 22 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 22 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

22 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 22 Lyncis double sysyem:

5.36
10.16
4.8
169.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

22 Lyncis is distant 64.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

19.90
64.88
-27 km/s
0.114 arcsec/y
-0.08"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO41808
SAO41808

Visibility from Your Location

22 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 21:31 UTC (altitude: 88.1°)