α-Lyn (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , α-Lyn will become visible at around 20:52 (PDT), 59° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:19.
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Name
α-Lyn
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h21m03s [2] |
| Declination: | +34°23'33" [2] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.12 (V) [2] 5.16 (BT) [2] 3.29 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 62.3 parsec 203.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.59 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 224.1 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 273.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.85 |
Sources