15 Lyncis
| Observation data J2000
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| Constellation | Lynx | |
| Right ascension | 06h 57m 16.60526s[1] | |
| Declination | +58° 25′ 21.9404″[1] | |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.35[2] (4.7 / 5.8)[3] | |
| Characteristics | ||
| Spectral type | G8III + F8V[4] | |
| U−B color index | +0.51[5] | |
| B−V color index | +0.85[5] | |
Argument of periastron (ω)(secondary) | 98.0° | |
| Details dex | ||
HR 2560, SAO 26051 | ||
| Database references | ||
| SIMBAD | data | |
15 Lyncis is a
apparent visual magnitude of 4.35.[2] Based on the system's parallax, it is located 178 light-years (54.7 parsecs) away.[1] The pair are moving away from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +2 km/s.[6]
A telescope reveals it is formed by two yellowish stars of magnitudes 4.7 and 5.8 that are 0.9 arcseconds apart.
References
- ^ S2CID 18759600.
- ^ Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
- ^ ISBN 9781441968517.
- ^ . A69.
- ^ Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
- ^ S2CID 121883397.
- ^ a b "Sixth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars". United States Naval Observatory. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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