19 Lyncis

19 Lyncis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lynx
19 Lyn A
Right ascension 07h 22m 52.05811s
Declination +55° 16 53.0226
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.80
19 Lyn B
Right ascension 07h 22m 50.84965s
Declination +55° 17 03.54920
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.86
Characteristics
19 Lyn A
Spectral type B8 V
B−V color index −0.078±0.005
19 Lyn B
Spectral type B9 V
B−V color index −0.051±0.008
Astrometry
19 Lyn A
Radial velocity (Rv)5.2±2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.806 mas/yr
Dec.: −31.485 mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.7743±0.1525 mas
Distance680 ± 20 ly
(209 ± 7 pc)
19 Lyn B
Radial velocity (Rv)10.00±3.7 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.612 mas/yr
Dec.: −30.802 mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.6939 ± 0.0784 mas
Distance690 ± 10 ly
(213 ± 4 pc)
Orbit
Primary19 Lyn Aa
Companion19 Lyn Ab
Period (P)2.2596 d
Eccentricity (e)0.08
Longitude of the node (Ω)126.1°
Periastron epoch (T)2,419,031.632 JD
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
106.4 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
199.1 km/s
Details
19 Lyn A
Mass3.33±0.14 M
Luminosity166.0+41.5
−33.3
 L
Temperature12,078+84
−83
 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)70 km/s
19 Lyn B
Mass3.03±0.14 M
Luminosity127.9+32.1
−25.6
 L
Temperature10,691+49
−50
 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)275 km/s
Other designations
19 Lyn, BD+55°1192, CCDM J07228+5518, WDS J07229+5517
19 Lyn A: HD 57103, HIP 35785, HR 2784, SAO 26312
19 Lyn B: GC 9799, HD 57102, HIP 35783, HR 2783, SAO 26311
Database references
SIMBAD19 Lyn A
19 Lyn B

19 Lyncis is a triple star system in the northern constellation of Lynx. A telescope reveals it consists of two blue-white hued stars of magnitudes 5.80 and 6.86 that are 14.750 arcseconds apart, with a visual companion of magnitude 7.6 that is 3.5 arcminutes distant. The first two are located around 680–690 light years away from the Sun, based on parallax measurements. Their radial velocity measurements are poorly constrained, but suggest the system is trending away from the Earth.

The primary, designated component A, is itself a double-lined spectroscopic binary system with an orbital period of 2.26 days and an eccentricity of 0.08. The more prominent member of this pair, component Aa, is a B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B8 V. It has 3.33 times the mass of the Sun and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 70 km/s. Component B has a class of B9 V, an estimated 3.03 times the mass of the Sun, and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 275 km/s.