24 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 26.81° Az: 330.11° Direction: North-North-West

24 Camelopardalis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

24 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, 24 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 24 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 24 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 45m 10s

Declination +56° 35’ 29”

Hour Angle 08h 24m 27s

Sidereal Time 14h 09m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 43m 01s

Declination +56° 34’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 155.74°

Galactic Latitude 13.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 24 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.05

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.11

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.95

Temperature 4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 24 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 24 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

24 Camelopardalis is distant 200.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.50

Distance (light year) 200.49

Radial Speed -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 24 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD37601

SAO Catalogue SAO25333

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26942

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 1050

Visibility from Your Location

24 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 13:43 UTC (altitude: 84.9°)

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