Star · K0 IV
6 Lyn
6 Lyn is a subgiant star of spectral type K0 IV in the constellation Lynx, 179.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 31039 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 179.0 light-years (54.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.86 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.16 |
| Spectral type | K0 IV |
| Surface temperature | 4,940 K |
| Luminosity | 13.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.94 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.32 M☉ |
| Age | 2.4 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.17 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 30m 47.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +58° 09′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 96.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.86). 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 December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1847. 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 6 Lyn, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.53, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- 6 Lyn b 920-day orbit · 13.4 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.