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34 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 39.16°   Az: 297.39°   Direction: West-North-West

34 Lyncis is a sub-giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Lynx.

34 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its faintness, 34 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 34 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 34 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 34 Lyncis during the next 1000 years (0.42 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 42m 46s
+45° 44’ 30”
05h 22m 20s
14h 05m 06s

J2000

08h 41m 01s
+45° 50’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

174.42°
37.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 34 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.37
Sub-giant

1.66
G8IV
4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 34 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 34 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

34 Lyncis is distant 180.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

55.22
180.01
-37 km/s
0.025 arcsec/y
0.092"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO42490
SAO42490

Visibility from Your Location

34 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 14:54 UTC (altitude: 84.3°)