32 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:05 | Tran: 17:32 | Set: 4:03

Alt: 20.04° Az: 56.31° Direction: East-North-East

32 Lyncis is a main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Lynx.

32 Lyncis visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, 32 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 32 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 32 Lyncis during the next 1000 years (-2.38 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.02 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 34m 59s

Declination +36° 20’ 53”

Hour Angle 17h 04m 08s

Sidereal Time 01h 39m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 33m 21s

Declination +36° 26’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 185.89°

Galactic Latitude 35.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 32 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.38

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.36

Temperature 7101K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 32 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 32 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

32 Lyncis is distant 121.64 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 37.31

Distance (light year) 121.64

Proper Motion RA -0.143 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 32 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72291

SAO Catalogue SAO60896

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41975

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 1836

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 32 Lyncis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.7° RISE 7:05

Max altitude: 74.9° TRANSIT 17:32

Azimuth: 306.3° SET 4:03

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx