Star · A3IV
24 Lyn
24 Lyn is a subgiant star of spectral type A3IV in the constellation Lynx, 256.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 37609 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 256.9 light-years (78.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.45 |
| Spectral type | A3IV |
| Surface temperature | 8,990 K |
| Luminosity | 67.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.38 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.02 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 43m 00.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +58° 42′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.93). 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 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 1769. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 24 Lyn, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.31, 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 38619 12.9 light-years
- HIP 35697 16.0 light-years
- HIP 38791 17.0 light-years
- 47 Cam 19.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.