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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.

Image of 12 Camelopardalis star
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

05h 08m 25s
+59° 03’ 11”
14h 36m 02s
19h 44m 27s

J2000

05h 06m 12s
+59° 01’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

150.95°
10.83°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 12 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.08
Hypergiant

-0.33
K0III
4472K

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

HR 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:

6.08
7.08
1
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.

191.57
624.52
-8 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
-0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

12 Camelopardalis
SAO25003
SAO25003

Visibility from Your Location

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