24 Lyncis

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:06 | Tran: 13:11 | Set: 18:15

Alt: -11.79° Az: 31.62° Direction: South

24 Lyncis is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Lynx.

24 Lyncis visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, 24 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 24 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 24 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 45m 08s

Declination +58° 38’ 53”

Hour Angle 17h 22m 11s

Sidereal Time 01h 07m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 43m 00s

Declination +58° 42’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 158.51°

Galactic Latitude 29.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 24 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.99

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.68

Spectral Type A3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 24 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 24 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

24 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 24 Lyncis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.99

Secondary star magnitude 10.79

Magnitude difference 5.8

Separation 54.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

24 Lyncis is distant 237.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 72.73

Distance (light year) 237.09

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 24 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61497

SAO Catalogue SAO26474

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37609

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 1103

FK5 Catalogue 292

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6285

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 24 Lyncis rise, transit and set times from Sukokerto, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Jakarta):

Azimuth: 31.4° RISE 8:06

Max altitude: 23.3° TRANSIT 13:11

Azimuth: 328.6° SET 18:15

Name:	Sukokerto, Indonesia
Latitude:	8° 3' 17.6" S
Longitude:	113° 48' 50.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Jakarta

Set Location

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