18 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 83.09° Az: 328.97° Direction: North-North-West

18 Camelopardalis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

18 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, 18 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 18 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 18 Camelopardalis during the next 1000 years (1.88 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.70 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 34m 41s

Declination +57° 14’ 13”

Hour Angle 00h 26m 19s

Sideral Time 06h 01m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 32m 33s

Declination +57° 13’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 154.43°

Galactic Latitude 12.76°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 18 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.27

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.57

Temperature 6088K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 18 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 18 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

18 Camelopardalis is distant 143.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.88

Distance (light year) 143.05

Radial Speed 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.113 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.222"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 18 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36066

SAO Catalogue SAO25241

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25973

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 889

FK5 Catalogue 1150

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2058

Visibility from Your Location

18 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 04:17 UTC (altitude: 84.2°)

Set Location

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