7 Lyncis
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 51.75°
Az: 57.35°
Direction: East-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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 7 Lyncis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 7 Lyncis.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 7 Lyncis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
7 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 06:45 UTC (altitude: 86.1°)