Star profile
36 Lynx
Variable starWhat is 36 Lynx
36 Lyncis is a blue B-type variable, located 581 light-years away in the Lynx. Blue points to a scorching surface, possibly above 12,000 degrees, and its brightness wavers slowly —a sign of inner pulsations or complex geometry. In a constellation made for sharp eyes, this is among the more interesting. A bluish flame with its own beat among scattered stars.
Where it is and when to see it
36 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 82° up.
- From New York it culminates about 87° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 13° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 47° S.
It ranks no. 21 in brightness among the 60 stars of Lynx in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lynx, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 580 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 36 Lynx
- Constellation
- Lynx
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.30
- Distance
- 581.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 138.451° · Dec 43.218°
- Catalogue
- HIP 45290 · HD 79158
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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