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26 Lyncis

26 Lyncis is a giant star in the constellation of Lynx.

26 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its reltive faintness, 26 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 26 Lyncis:

5.45
Giant
26 Lyncis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 9°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 26 Lyncis

26 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 26 Lyncis are provided in the following table:

07h 54m 42s
+47° 33’ 52”
171.5°
30.02°
Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 26 Lyncis in the sky:

Finder chart 26 Lyncis star
Simplified finder chart for 26 Lyncis.

Visibility of 26 Lyncis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

26 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 15:31 UTC (altitude: 86.1°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 26 Lyncis

The image below is a photograph of 26 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 26 Lyncis is -0.047 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 26 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 26 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 26 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 26 Lyncis from the Sun and relative movement

26 Lyncis is distant 507.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

155.76 pc
507.79 ly
17 km/s
-0.047 arcsec/year
0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 26 Lyncis

26 Lyncis belongs to spectral class K4

-0.51
K4
3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 26 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 26 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 26 Lyncis

SAO42058
SAO42058