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5 Lyncis — Star in Lynx

Magnitude 5.2m Star Lynx (Lyn) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.21
Spectral Type K4III giant
Star Color Red (B-V 1.53)
Distance 652 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 26m 48.9s
Dec +58° 25' 02.0"
Constellation Lynx (Lyn)
HR 2293
HIP 30679
HD 44708
SAO 25733
Flamsteed 5 Lyn
Double Cat 5036
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Medium Hard+ 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

B, 10v at 31" optical; C, G8III probably optical. D, 12v at 80".
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Nearby in the Sky

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

2 Lyn
Hard+
Pulsating variable, period 7.2h
Variable Star mag 4.48 1.1° Lynx
12 Lyn
Medium+
Tight double — a rewarding split at 1.9″
Double Star mag 4.87 2.7° Lynx
NGC 2128
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 3.0° Camelopardalis
NGC 2126
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 10.0 9.3° Auriga
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