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TimezoneAmerica/New_York
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:26
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18 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 46.03°   Az: 45.21°   Direction: South-South-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.

Image of 18 Camelopardalis star
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

05h 34m 44s
+57° 14’ 14”
19h 37m 39s
01h 12m 23s

J2000

05h 32m 33s
+57° 13’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

154.43°
12.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 18 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.48
Main-sequence

3.27
F8V
6088K

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

HR 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.

43.88
143.05
37 km/s
0.113 arcsec/y
-0.222"/y

Alternative Designations

18 Camelopardalis
SAO25241
SAO25241

Visibility from Your Location

18 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 16:27 UTC (altitude: 73.7°)