Magnitude 4.9 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.9 | Constellation Lynx | |
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16 Lyncis (16 Lyn) is the 4th magnitude and brightest star in the constellation Lynx. Located approximately 74 parsecs (240 ly) distant. It was also known as Psi-10 Aurigae (ψ10 Aur).
it is a A-type main-sequence star (A2Vn), a star that is currently fusing its core hydrogen. The star is suspected of being slightly variable, but this has not been confirmed.
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