26 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 85.00° Az: 20.54° Direction: North-North-East

26 Camelopardalis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

26 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, 26 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 26 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 26 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 48m 35s

Declination +56° 07’ 22”

Hour Angle 23h 47m 25s

Sideral Time 05h 36m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 46m 30s

Declination +56° 06’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 156.39°

Galactic Latitude 13.88°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 26 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.08

Spectral Type A4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.17

Temperature 8403K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 26 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 26 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

26 Camelopardalis is distant 193.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.21

Distance (light year) 193.01

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 26 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38091

SAO Catalogue SAO25362

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27249

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 1058

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 2615

Visibility from Your Location

26 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 06:17 UTC (altitude: 85.4°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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