Star · G5III
15 Lyn
15 Lyn is a giant star of spectral type G5III in the constellation Lynx, 178.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 33449 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 178.3 light-years (54.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.35 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.66 |
| Spectral type | G5III |
| Surface temperature | 5,130 K |
| Luminosity | 60.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 9.83 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.93 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 57m 16.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +58° 25′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.35). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 32° S. North of latitude 32° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1848. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 15 Lyn, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.52, 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):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.