42 Lyncis
42 Lyncis is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Lynx.
42 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its reltive faintness, 42 Lyncis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 42 Lyncis:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 42 Lyncis
42 Lyncis is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 42 Lyncis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 42 Lyncis in the sky:
Visibility of 42 Lyncis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
42 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 17:33 UTC (altitude: 78.8°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 42 Lyncis
The image below is a photograph of 42 Lyncis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 42 Lyncis is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 42 Lyncis from the Sun and relative movement
42 Lyncis is distant 125.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 42 Lyncis
42 Lyncis belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 42 Lyncis is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
