43 Lyncis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.72°
Az: 78.60°
Direction: East-North-East
43 Lyncis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Lynx.
43 Lyncis visual magnitude is 5.62. Because of its faintness, 43 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 43 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 43 Lyncis during the next
10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 43 Lyncis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for 43 Lyncis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 43 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 43 Lyncis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
43 Lyncis is distant 339.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
43 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 23:42 UTC (altitude: 78.2°)