12 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 24.97° Az: 20.92° Direction: North-North-East

12 Camelopardalis is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

12 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its faintness, 12 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.

DSS2 image of 12 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 12 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 08m 25s

Declination +59° 03’ 11”

Hour Angle 14h 36m 02s

Sidereal Time 19h 44m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 06m 12s

Declination +59° 01’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 150.95°

Galactic Latitude 10.83°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 12 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.08

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.33

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 12 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 12 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

12 Camelopardalis is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 12 Camelopardalis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.08

Secondary star magnitude 7.08

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 180.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

12 Camelopardalis is distant 624.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 191.57

Distance (light year) 624.52

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 12 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD32357

SAO Catalogue SAO25003

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23743

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+58 805

General Catalogue of Variable Stars BM Cam

Visibility from Your Location

12 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 13:30 UTC (altitude: 82.4°)

Set Location

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