How to see it

18 Lyn has a visual magnitude of about 4.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for 18 Lyn: right ascension 7h 15m 55s, declination +59° 38′ 11″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.

Catalog context

18 Lyn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 35146, HD 55280, Gaia DR3 990705816813310336.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 990705816813310336

HIP

35146

HD

55280

gaia_dr3

990705816813310336

Bayer / Flamsteed

18 Lyn

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 990705816813310336
• HD 55280
• HIP 35146

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

4.90