How to see it
12 Lyn has a visual magnitude of about 5.49: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 12 Lyn: right ascension 6h 46m 14s, declination +59° 26′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
12 Lyn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 32438, HD 48250, Gaia DR3 1001751471970061184. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1001751471970061184
- HIP
- 32438
- HD
- 48250
- gaia_dr3
- 1001751471970061184
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 12 Lyn
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1001751471970061184
- HD 48250
- HIP 32438
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.49