29 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 19.29° Az: 9.65° Direction: North

29 Camelopardalis is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class A4 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

29 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its faintness, 29 Camelopardalis is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of 29 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 29 Camelopardalis during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 52m 44s

Declination +56° 55’ 26”

Hour Angle 13h 07m 22s

Sidereal Time 19h 00m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 50m 34s

Declination +56° 55’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 155.93°

Galactic Latitude 14.75°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 29 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.54

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type A4IV

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 29 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 29 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

29 Camelopardalis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 29 Camelopardalis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.54

Secondary star magnitude 10.74

Magnitude difference 4.2

Separation 25.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

29 Camelopardalis is distant 440.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 135.14

Distance (light year) 440.54

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 29 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38618

SAO Catalogue SAO25403

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27592

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 1065

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS4412

Visibility from Your Location

29 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 13:58 UTC (altitude: 84.6°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis