31 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 25.12° Az: 340.92° Direction: North-North-West

31 Camelopardalis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

31 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its faintness, 31 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 31 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 31 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 57m 14s

Declination +59° 53’ 26”

Hour Angle 09h 35m 22s

Sidereal Time 15h 32m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 54m 57s

Declination +59° 53’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 153.44°

Galactic Latitude 16.59°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 31 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.2

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.27

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 31 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 31 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

31 Camelopardalis is distant 404.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 124.22

Distance (light year) 404.97

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 31 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39220

SAO Catalogue SAO25447

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27971

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 920

FK5 Catalogue 2446

General Catalogue of Variable Stars TU Cam

Visibility from Your Location

31 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 13:59 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)

Set Location

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