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public  Lamitan, Philippines Lamitan, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:30 
Transit: 11:42 
Sunset: 17:55
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α Lyncis (alpha Lyncis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:19 | Tran: 13:38 | Set: 19:52
Alt: -9.31°   Az: 306.26°   Direction: North-West

α Lyncis is a variable giant star of spectral class K7 in the constellation of Lynx.

α Lyncis visual magnitude is 3.13. Because of its moderate brightness, α Lyncis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of α Lyncis (alpha Lyncis) star
DSS2 image of α Lyncis. The red arrow shows the motion of α Lyncis during the next 1000 years (-3.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.32 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 22m 36s
+34° 16’ 58”
07h 02m 32s
16h 25m 09s

J2000

09h 21m 03s
+34° 23’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

190.24°
44.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for α Lyncis (alpha Lyncis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.13
Giant

-1.03
K7III
3720K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

α Lyncis is distant 221.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

68.07
221.92
38 km/s
-0.221 arcsec/y
0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

α Lyncis
(alpha Lyncis)
SAO61414
SAO61414

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 55.7°
Max altitude: 61.8°
Azimuth: 304.3°