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1 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 16.24°   Az: 9.43°   Direction: North

1 Camelopardalis is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

1 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, 1 Camelopardalis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of 1 Camelopardalis star
DSS2 image of 1 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 1 Camelopardalis during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 34m 01s
+53° 57’ 45”
13h 02m 01s
17h 36m 03s

J2000

04h 32m 01s
+53° 54’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

151.91°
3.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 1 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.77
Hypergiant

-24.23
B0III
8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 1 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 1 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

1 Camelopardalis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 1 Camelopardalis double sysyem:

5.77
6.87
1.1
10.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

1 Camelopardalis is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

10,000,000.00
32,600,000.00
-7 km/s
-0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

1 Camelopardalis
SAO24672
SAO24672

Visibility from Your Location

1 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 18:42 UTC (altitude: 87.5°)