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Alsciaukat - 31 Lyncis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 18.11°   Az: 318.04°   Direction: North-West

Alsciaukat, also designated as 31 Lyncis , is a variable giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Lynx.

Alsciaukat visual magnitude is 4.25. Because of its moderate brightness, Alsciaukat 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 Alsciaukat - 31 Lyncis star
DSS2 image of Alsciaukat. The red arrow shows the motion of Alsciaukat during the next 1000 years (-0.35 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 24m 31s
+43° 06’ 26”
07h 57m 57s
16h 22m 28s

J2000

08h 22m 50s
+43° 11’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

177.39°
34.34°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Alsciaukat - 31 Lyncis star
Simplified finder chart for Alsciaukat - 31 Lyncis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.25
Giant

-1.13
K4III
3720K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Alsciaukat is distant 388.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

119.19
388.56
24 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/y
-0.096"/y

Alternative Designations

Alsciaukat
SAO42319
SAO42319

Visibility from Your Location

Alsciaukat - 31 Lyncis is circumpolar and transits at 08:45 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)