33 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:11 | Tran: 17:38 | Set: 4:08

Alt: 1.99° Az: 335.26° Direction: North-North-West

33 Lyncis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Lynx.

33 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its faintness, 33 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 33 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 33 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 36m 21s

Declination +36° 19’ 50”

Hour Angle 09h 54m 53s

Sidereal Time 18h 31m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 34m 43s

Declination +36° 25’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 185.96°

Galactic Latitude 35.64°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 33 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.78

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.82

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 33 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 33 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

33 Lyncis is distant 320.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.33

Distance (light year) 320.55

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 33 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72524

SAO Catalogue SAO60907

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42090

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 1840

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 33 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 7:11

Max altitude: 74.9° TRANSIT 17:38

Azimuth: 306.3° SET 4:08

Set Location

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