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16 Lyncis — Star in Lynx

Magnitude 4.9m Star Lynx (Lyn) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.90
Spectral Type A2Vn
Star Color White (B-V 0.03)
Distance 544 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 57m 37.1s
Dec +45° 05' 39.0"
Constellation Lynx (Lyn)
HR 2585
HIP 33485
HD 50973
SAO 41463
Flamsteed 16 Lyn
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Medium+ Medium Hard+
50mm finder Easy Easy Easy
150mm scope Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

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Spectral Classification

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14Stellar Notes

Sirius group; UMa stream.
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Relativistic Travel

Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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HIP 32480; Psi5 Aurigae; 56 Aurigae
Easy
Colorful double, sep 28.2″
Double Star mag 5.25 2.5° Auriga
NGC 2281
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 5.4 4.4° Auriga
Y Lyn
Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 6.6–8.2
Variable Star mag 6.20 5.4° Lynx
NGC 2419
Medium+
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 10.4 9.7° Lynx
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