Star · G0IV
34 Lyn
34 Lyn is a subgiant star of spectral type G0IV in the constellation Lynx, 189.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 42604 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 189.3 light-years (58.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.35 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.53 |
| Spectral type | G0IV |
| Surface temperature | 4,760 K |
| Luminosity | 32.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.37 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.45 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 41m 01.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +45° 50′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 46.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.35). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 44° S. North of latitude 44° 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 1837. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 34 Lyn, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.65, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Indus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- SDSS J084001.62+451752.4 7.75 light-years
- HIP 42301 7.77 light-years
- HIP 42627 8.11 light-years
- HIP 42773 11.2 light-years
- HIP 43543 13.9 light-years
- SDSS J085213.94+421921.3 14.5 light-years
- HIP 42941 15.5 light-years
- HIP 43753 16.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.