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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
Variable Designation	DU Lyncis
HR (BSC)	2999
HD	62647
Constellation	Lynx
Right Ascension	7h 46m 39s
Declination	+37° 31' 3"
Distance	396 light years 121 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.2 Absolute: -0.5
Spectral Class	M2IIIb Red Giant
Optimum Visibility	January / February
Notes	This red giant appears faint due to its distance of more than 400 light years from Earth, but in fact generates more than five hundred times the energy of the Sun. A pulsating variable, the luminosity of DU Lyncis changes slightly over time, following a pattern that is not fully predictable.

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