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public  Quezon, Philippines Quezon, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:33 
Transit: 11:52 
Sunset: 18:12
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43 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 7:32 | Tran: 14:08 | Set: 20:41
Alt: 49.40°   Az: 321.44°   Direction: North-West

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.

Image of 43 Lyncis star
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

09h 43m 34s
+39° 38’ 25”
02h 07m 08s
11h 50m 43s

J2000

09h 42m 00s
+39° 45’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

182.53°
49.03°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.62
Giant

0.53
G8III
4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 43 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR 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.

104.28
339.94
30 km/s
-0.05 arcsec/y
-0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO61636
SAO61636

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 43 Lyncis rise, transit and set times from Quezon, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 50.4°
Max altitude: 60.8°
Azimuth: 309.6°