AE-Lyn (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , AE-Lyn will become visible at around 21:08 (EDT), 54° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 01:37 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
AE-Lyn
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h02m35s [4] |
| Declination: | +57°16'24" [4] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.50 (V) [2] 7.25 (BT) [2] 6.56 (VT) [2] 6.33 (G) [4] 6.65 (BP) [4] 5.83 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 99.6 parsec 324.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.58 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 69.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 211.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.51 |
Sources