Stars in Lynx
The brightest star in Lynx is Alpha Lyn, at apparent magnitude 3.14 and 203 ly from Earth, one of 20 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 2 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha Lyn | 3.14 | 203 ly | M0IIIvar | ~3,720 K |
| 2 | 38 Lyn | 3.82 | 125 ly | A1V | ~9,370 K |
| 3 | HR 3579 | 3.96 | 52.4 ly | F5V | ~6,562 K |
| 4 | Alsciaukat | 4.25 | 382 ly | K5III | ~3,720 K |
| 5 | 15 Lyn | 4.35 | 178 ly | G5III-IV | ~5,134 K |
| 6 | 2 Lyn | 4.44 | 157 ly | A2Vs | ~9,743 K |
| 7 | 6 Lyn | 5.87 | 178 ly | K0 IV | 4,941 K |
| 8 | HD 75898 | 8.03 | 255 ly | F8 V | 6,122 K |
| 9 | Stribor | 8.03 | 247 ly | G0 | ~5,868 K |
| 10 | HD 48948 | 8.58 | 55.1 ly | K3 V | 4,593 K |
| 11 | TOI-1716 | 9.41 | 340 ly | G-type | 5,879 K |
| 12 | TIC 139270665 | 10.38 | 619 ly | G2 | 5,844 K |
| 13 | WASP-13 | 10.42 | 742 ly | G-type | 5,950 K |
| 14 | XO-4 | 10.81 | 889 ly | F5 V | 6,397 K |
| 15 | TIC 150070085 | 11.16 | 667 ly | G-type | 5,999 K |
| 16 | XO-2 S | 11.20 | 494 ly | G8 V | 5,325 K |
| 17 | XO-2 N | 11.25 | 503 ly | G8 V | 5,290 K |
| 18 | XO-5 | 12.20 | 901 ly | G8 V | 5,430 K |
| 19 | LHS 1903 | 12.23 | 116 ly | M | 3,664 K |
| 20 | TOI-1732 | 12.89 | 244 ly | K-type | 4,202 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Lynx?
The brightest star in Lynx is Alpha Lyn, at apparent magnitude 3.14 and 203 ly from Earth, one of 20 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 2 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Lynx?
The nearest of them is HR 3579, 52 ly away.