Star · A2V
33 Lyn
33 Lyn is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Lynx, 316.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 42090 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 316.2 light-years (97.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.76 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.83 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,530 K |
| Luminosity | 51.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.62 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.8 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 34m 43.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 25′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.76). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° 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 1710. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 33 Lyn, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.76, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Microscopium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 42983 14.4 light-years
- HIP 43368 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.