42 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:02 | Tran: 16:00 | Set: 23:58

Alt: 46.57° Az: 62.50° Direction: South-West

42 Lyncis is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Lynx.

42 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, 42 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 42 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 42 Lyncis during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 39m 56s

Declination +40° 07’ 25”

Hour Angle 20h 28m 27s

Sidereal Time 06h 08m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 38m 21s

Declination +40° 14’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 181.86°

Galactic Latitude 48.31°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.33

Spectral Type F0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 42 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 42 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 38.39

Distance (light year) 125.14

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 42 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83287

SAO Catalogue SAO42958

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47300

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 2232

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 42 Lyncis rise, transit and set times from Morinda, India are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Kolkata):

Azimuth: 49.9° RISE 8:02

Max altitude: 80.7° TRANSIT 16:00

Azimuth: 310.1° SET 23:58

Name:	Morinda, India
Latitude:	30° 47' 22.6" N
Longitude:	76° 29' 50.3" E
Timezone:	Asia/Kolkata

Set Location

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