28 Lyncis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 27.12°
Az: 53.76°
Direction: North-East
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 28 Lyncis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for 28 Lyncis.
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
28 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 16:42 UTC (altitude: 81.7°)