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2 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 36.86°   Az: 312.20°   Direction: North-West

2 Camelopardalis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

2 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, 2 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 2 Camelopardalis star
DSS2 image of 2 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Camelopardalis during the next 1000 years (0.77 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 41m 56s
+53° 31’ 10”
06h 18m 04s
11h 00m 01s

J2000

04h 39m 58s
+53° 28’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

153.03°
4.53°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 2 Camelopardalis star
Simplified finder chart for 2 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.35
Main-sequence

0.70
A8V
7337K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

2 Camelopardalis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 2 Camelopardalis double sysyem:

5.35
6.95
1.6
0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

2 Camelopardalis is distant 277.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

85.03
277.21
20 km/s
0.046 arcsec/y
-0.092"/y

Alternative Designations

2 Camelopardalis
SAO24744
SAO24744

Visibility from Your Location

2 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 03:21 UTC (altitude: 88.0°)