26 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 12.42° Az: 339.29° Direction: North-North-West

26 Lyncis is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Lynx.

26 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its faintness, 26 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 56m 33s

Declination +47° 29’ 46”

Hour Angle 09h 57m 02s

Sidereal Time 17h 53m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 54m 42s

Declination +47° 33’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 171.5°

Galactic Latitude 30.02°

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Finder chart for 26 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.45

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.51

Spectral Type K4

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature 3855K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 155.76

Distance (light year) 507.79

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 26 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64144

SAO Catalogue SAO42058

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38639

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 1499

FK5 Catalogue 299

Visibility from Your Location

26 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 15:15 UTC (altitude: 86.0°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx