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public  Palomoc, Philippines Palomoc, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:40 
Transit: 11:55 
Sunset: 18:10
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23 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:20 | Tran: 12:11 | Set: 18:58
Alt: 22.84°   Az: 329.37°   Direction: North-North-West

23 Lyncis is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Lynx.

23 Lyncis visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, 23 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 23 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 23 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 23 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 42m 55s
+57° 01’ 17”
03h 58m 28s
11h 41m 24s

J2000

07h 40m 49s
+57° 04’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

160.34°
29.09°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 23 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.06
Giant

-0.59
K5III
3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 23 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 23 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

23 Lyncis is distant 698.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

214.13
698.07
-13 km/s
-0.018 arcsec/y
-0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO26459
SAO26459

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 23 Lyncis rise, transit and set times from Palomoc, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 33.0°
Max altitude: 40.9°
Azimuth: 327.0°