The star 15-Lyn
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Seattle , 15-Lyn is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 20:49, 79° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible around 18:59 (PST), 70° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:47, 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
15-Lyn
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 4.36 (V) [1] 5.42 (BT) [1] 4.45 (VT) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.82 |
| Right ascension: | 06h57m16s [1] |
| Declination: | +58°25'21" [1] |
| Distance: | 54.7 parsec 178.2 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 123.0 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 177.2° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.67 |