28 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 18.02° Az: 318.32° Direction: North-West

28 Lyncis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Lynx.

28 Lyncis visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, 28 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 28 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 28 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 08m 52s

Declination +43° 11’ 13”

Hour Angle 07h 59m 25s

Sidereal Time 16h 08m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 07m 09s

Declination +43° 15’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 176.84°

Galactic Latitude 31.52°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 28 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.45

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 28 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 28 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

28 Lyncis is distant 472.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 144.93

Distance (light year) 472.46

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 28 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD66824

SAO Catalogue SAO42174

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39722

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+43 1770

FK5 Catalogue 2627

Visibility from Your Location

28 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 06:35 UTC (altitude: 81.7°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx