38 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:48 | Tran: 9:26 | Set: 20:00

Alt: 29.56° Az: 67.01° Direction: East-North-East

38 Lyncis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Lynx.

38 Lyncis visual magnitude is 3.82. Because of its moderate brightness, 38 Lyncis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 38 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 38 Lyncis during the next 1000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.03 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 20m 22s

Declination +36° 41’ 49”

Hour Angle 18h 11m 49s

Sideral Time 03h 32m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 18m 50s

Declination +36° 48’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 186.81°

Galactic Latitude 44.47°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 38 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.82

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.96

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 38 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 38 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

38 Lyncis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 38 Lyncis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 3.82

Secondary star magnitude 5.92

Magnitude difference 2.1

Separation 2.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

38 Lyncis is distant 121.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 37.38

Distance (light year) 121.87

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.122"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 38 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD80081

SAO Catalogue SAO61391

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP45688

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 1965

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS7292

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 38 Lyncis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.3° RISE 22:48

Max altitude: 75.2° TRANSIT 9:26

Azimuth: 306.7° SET 20:00

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx