Star profile
27 Lynx
What is 27 Lynx
27 Lyncis is a white A-type star in the most elusive constellation of the northern sky, the figure Hevelius drew believing only a lynx's eye could follow it. About 250 light-years away, its light set out when plague returned to Marseille in 1720. It shines with the crisp coldness of white stars and slowly rewards anyone who learns to read the quieter constellations.
Where it is and when to see it
27 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 90° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 79° up.
- From Sydney it culminates about 5° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 38° S.
It ranks no. 9 in brightness among the 60 stars of Lynx in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lynx, the brightest: it lies about 22° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 250 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 27 Lynx
- Constellation
- Lynx
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.78
- Distance
- 250.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 122.114° · Dec 51.507°
- Catalogue
- HIP 39847 · HD 67006
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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