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Alsciaukat

Mabsuthat, 31 Lyncis, BN Lyncis

Proper NamesAlsciaukat, Mabsuthat
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed Number31 Lyncis
HR (BSC)3275
HD70272
Variable DesignationBN Lyncis
ConstellationLynx
Right Ascension8h 22m 50s
Declination+43° 11' 17"
Distance382 light years
117 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +4.23
Absolute: -1.12
Spectral ClassK4.5III orange giant
Optimum VisibilityFebruary
NotesThis orange giant lies in central Lynx, within the faintly starred region of the sky between Ursa Major and Gemini. Alsciaukat is a semiregular pulsating variable star, whose magnitude can change slightly from +4.21 to +4.27. This change takes place over a period of days or weeks, but the length of this period is not fully predictable.
08 22 50.110 +43 11 17.27
FoV: 59.9'
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Alsciaukat

The orange giant Alsciaukat in Lynx, seen from the cloudtops of a hypothetical nearby planet.

Alsciaukat is a variable star whose brightness changes periodically by several hundredths of a magnitude.

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