43 Lyncis

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:41 | Tran: 16:42 | Set: 1:43

Alt: 24.75° Az: 57.99° Direction: South-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.

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

Right Ascension 09h 43m 34s

Declination +39° 38’ 26”

Hour Angle 18h 00m 07s

Sidereal Time 03h 43m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 42m 00s

Declination +39° 45’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 182.53°

Galactic Latitude 49.03°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.62

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.53

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.95

Temperature 4866K

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.

Distance (parsec) 104.28

Distance (light year) 339.94

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 43 Lyncis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83805

SAO Catalogue SAO61636

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47570

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 2241

FK5 Catalogue 2773

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 43 Lyncis rise, transit and set times from Gricignano di Aversa, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 50.4° RISE 7:41

Max altitude: 88.7° TRANSIT 16:42

Azimuth: 309.6° SET 1:43

Name:	Gricignano di Aversa, Italy
Latitude:	40° 58' 46.9" N
Longitude:	14° 13' 51.2" E
Timezone:	Europe/Rome

Set Location

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