15 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 66.10° Az: 302.09° Direction: West-North-West

15 Camelopardalis is a main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

15 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, 15 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 15 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 15 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 21m 36s

Declination +58° 08’ 27”

Hour Angle 02h 42m 13s

Sideral Time 08h 03m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 19m 27s

Declination +58° 07’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 152.71°

Galactic Latitude 11.75°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 15 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.02

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 15 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 15 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

15 Camelopardalis is distant 878.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 269.54

Distance (light year) 878.71

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 15 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD34233

SAO Catalogue SAO25125

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP24836

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 874

Visibility from Your Location

15 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 04:20 UTC (altitude: 83.3°)

Set Location

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