The star 16-Lyn
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , 16-Lyn is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:10, when it reaches an altitude of 19° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:09, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 50° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
16-Lyn
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.89 (V) [1] 4.93 (BT) [1] 4.90 (VT) [1] 4.86 (G) [2] 4.91 (BP) [2] 4.86 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.03 |
| Right ascension: | 06h57m37s [2] |
| Declination: | +45°05'38" [2] |
| Distance: | 70.3 parsec 229.1 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 20.9 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 258.5° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.66 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.