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4 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 74.99°   Az: 310.46°   Direction: North-West

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

4 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, 4 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 4 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 4 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Lyncis during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 24m 18s
+59° 21’ 28”
01h 31m 00s
07h 55m 19s

J2000

06h 22m 03s
+59° 22’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

155.35°
19.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 4 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.94
Main-sequence

0.38
A3V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

4 Lyncis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 4 Lyncis double sysyem:

5.94
7.04
1.1
0.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

4 Lyncis is distant 421.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

129.37
421.73
-24 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO25678
SAO25678

Visibility from Your Location

4 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 14:42 UTC (altitude: 82.1°)