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7 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 18.36°   Az: 12.98°   Direction: North-North-East

7 Lyncis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Lynx.

7 Lyncis visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, 7 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 7 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of 7 Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of 7 Lyncis during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 36m 39s
+55° 19’ 52”
13h 28m 00s
20h 04m 39s

J2000

06h 34m 32s
+55° 21’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

159.97°
19.75°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.45
Hypergiant

-1.94
K0III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 7 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 7 Lyncis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

7 Lyncis is distant 1,552.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

476.19
1,552.38
-20 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO25814
SAO25814

Visibility from Your Location

7 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 14:42 UTC (altitude: 86.1°)