The star has a white hue and is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.90.

[2] The distance to this object is approximately 241[1] light-years based on parallax, but it is drifting closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −12 km/s.

The 'n' suffix indicates "nebulous" absorption lines due to rapid rotation.

[7] This spin rate is giving the star an oblate shape with an equatorial bulge that is an estimated 10% larger than the polar radius.

[11] It was noted when 16 Lyncis was used as a comparison star for observing another variable, the peculiar HD 51418 (NY Aurigae).