23 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 70.14° Az: 47.54° Direction: North-East

23 Camelopardalis is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

23 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, 23 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 23 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 23 Camelopardalis during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 46m 25s

Declination +61° 29’ 07”

Hour Angle 21h 53m 20s

Sidereal Time 03h 39m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 44m 08s

Declination +61° 28’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 151.34°

Galactic Latitude 16.12°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 23 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.21

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 23 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 23 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

23 Camelopardalis is distant 317.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 97.47

Distance (light year) 317.74

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 23 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37638

SAO Catalogue SAO13590

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27046

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+61 816

Visibility from Your Location

23 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 04:05 UTC (altitude: 80.0°)

Set Location

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