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29 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 22.60°   Az: 12.70°   Direction: North-North-East

29 Lyncis is a sub-giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Lynx.

29 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, 29 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.

Image of 29 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 29 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 29 Lyncis during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 19m 52s
+59° 29’ 34”
13h 34m 14s
21h 54m 06s

J2000

08h 17m 50s
+59° 34’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

157.54°
33.99°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 29 Lyncis star
Simplified finder chart for 29 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.64
Sub-giant

0.79
A7IV
8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 29 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 29 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

29 Lyncis is distant 303.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

93.20
303.82
-15 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO26756
SAO26756

Visibility from Your Location

29 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 08:48 UTC (altitude: 82.0°)