25 Lyncis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 28.13°
Az: 311.83°
Direction: North-West
25 Lyncis is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Lynx.
25 Lyncis visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, 25 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.
DSS2 image of 25 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 25 Lyncis during the next
10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 25 Lyncis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 25 Lyncis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 25 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 25 Lyncis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
25 Lyncis is distant 615.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 63 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
25 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 08:44 UTC (altitude: 85.8°)