12 Lyncis
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | 06h 46m 14.13019s [1] |
| Declination | +59° 26′ 30.0227″ [1] |
| Spectral type | A3V [1] |
| Other designations | |
12 Lyncis (12 Lyn) is a star in the constellation Lynx. Its combined apparent magnitude is 4.87. When seen through a telescope, it can be separated into three stars: two very close together of magnitudes 5.4 and 6.0 and a yellow-hued star of magnitude 7.2 a little further away.[2] The orbit of the two brighter stars is not known with certainty, but appears to have a period of somewhere around 700 to 900 years.[3] Parallax indicates the system is 210 ± 10 light years distant from Earth.[4]
References
- ^ a b c SIMBAD, Ident=12+Lyncis&submit=SIMBAD+search CCDM J06462+5926AB (accessed 20 November 2012)
- ^ Monks, Neale (2010). Go-To Telescopes Under Suburban Skies. New York, New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 56. ISBN 9781441968517.
- ^ Malkov, O. Yu.; Tamazian, V.S.; Docobo, J.A.; Chulkov, D.A. (2012). "Dynamical Masses of a Selected Sample of Orbital Binaries". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 546: 5. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..69M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219774. A69.
- ^ van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
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