30 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 20.50° Az: 357.71° Direction: North

30 Camelopardalis is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

30 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, 30 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 30 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 30 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 54m 28s

Declination +58° 58’ 05”

Hour Angle 11h 43m 19s

Sideral Time 17h 37m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 52m 17s

Declination +58° 57’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 154.15°

Galactic Latitude 15.88°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 30 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.02

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 30 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 30 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

30 Camelopardalis is distant 545.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 167.22

Distance (light year) 545.15

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 30 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD38831

SAO Catalogue SAO25419

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27731

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+58 863

Visibility from Your Location

30 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 06:35 UTC (altitude: 82.5°)

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

Location

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