26 Lyncis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 70.57°
Az: 90.16°
Direction: East
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 26 Lyncis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 26 Lyncis.
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
26 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 08:44 UTC (altitude: 86.0°)