Star · A2V
16 Lyn
16 Lyn is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Lynx, 226.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 33485 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 226.4 light-years (69.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.90 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.69 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,800 K |
| Luminosity | 60.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.69 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.93 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 57m 37.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +45° 05′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.90). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 45° S. North of latitude 45° 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 1800. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 16 Lyn, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corona Australis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 35339 14.6 light-years
- HIP 34070 16.1 light-years
- HIP 33355 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.