Star · A3V
12 Lyn
12 Lyn is a main-sequence star of spectral type A3V in the constellation Lynx, 235.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 32438 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 235.9 light-years (72.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.86 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.56 |
| Spectral type | A3V |
| Surface temperature | 9,190 K |
| Luminosity | 62.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.11 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.95 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 46m 13.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +59° 26′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 8.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.86). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 31° S. North of latitude 31° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1790. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 12 Lyn, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.13, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 33536 8.27 light-years
- HIP 32470 11.7 light-years
- HIP 30990 15.1 light-years
- HIP 31527 16.4 light-years
- HIP 32967 16.9 light-years
- HIP 32280 18.5 light-years
- 13 Lyn 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.