Star profile
22 Lynx
What is 22 Lynx
22 Lyncis is an F-type star some 66 light-years away, a distance that places it among the Sun s relatively nearby neighbours. It shines at magnitude 5.35 within Lynx, the modern constellation Hevelius drew up to fill a near-empty patch of sky between the Great Bear and the Charioteer. Its yellowish light, slightly warmer than pure white, takes barely two human generations to reach us.
Where it is and when to see it
22 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 January, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never sets and culminates about 88° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 81° up.
- From Sydney it culminates about 6° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 40° S.
It ranks no. 25 in brightness among the 60 stars of Lynx in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lynx, the brightest: it lies about 25° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 66 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 22 Lynx
- Constellation
- Lynx
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.35
- Distance
- 66.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 112.483° · Dec 49.672°
- Catalogue
- HIP 36439 · HD 58855
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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