30 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 58.31° Az: 303.21° Direction: West-North-West

30 Lyncis is a main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Lynx.

30 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, 30 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 30 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 30 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (10.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 22m 24s

Declination +57° 39’ 48”

Hour Angle 03h 41m 00s

Sideral Time 12h 03m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 20m 26s

Declination +57° 44’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 159.73°

Galactic Latitude 34.43°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 30 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.39

Spectral Type F4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.39

Temperature 6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 30 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 30 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

30 Lyncis is distant 103.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 31.68

Distance (light year) 103.26

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.061 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 30 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD69548

SAO Catalogue SAO26784

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40875

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+58 1112

Visibility from Your Location

30 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 07:04 UTC (altitude: 83.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx