23 Lyncis
23 Lyncis is a giant star in the constellation of Lynx.
23 Lyncis visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its reltive faintness, 23 Lyncis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 23 Lyncis:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 23 Lyncis
23 Lyncis is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 23 Lyncis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 23 Lyncis in the sky:
Visibility of 23 Lyncis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
23 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 23:11 UTC (altitude: 84.4°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 23 Lyncis
The image below is a photograph of 23 Lyncis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 23 Lyncis is -0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 23 Lyncis from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of 23 Lyncis
23 Lyncis belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 23 Lyncis is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
