Star profile
5 Lynx
What is 5 Lynx
5 Lyncis slips into the Lynx, a constellation invented by Hevelius with the warning that only lynx eyes would see it. At 626 light-years, this K-type giant brings an orange glow among pale and scattered stars. Its light departed in the heart of the European Renaissance. A distant ember in a constellation that feels deliberately difficult, almost a cartographer's riddle.
Where it is and when to see it
5 Lynx lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is December, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never sets and culminates about 83° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 72° up.
- From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 32° S.
It ranks no. 19 in brightness among the 60 stars of Lynx in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lynx, the brightest: it lies about 37° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 630 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 5 Lynx
- Constellation
- Lynx
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.21
- Distance
- 626.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 96.704° · Dec 58.417°
- Catalogue
- HIP 30679 · HD 44708
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Other stars in Lynx
Lynx has 60 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
See all 60 stars in Lynx