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31 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 26.79°   Az: 337.19°   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.

Image of 31 Camelopardalis star
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

05h 57m 10s
+59° 53’ 26”
09h 05m 31s
15h 02m 42s

J2000

05h 54m 57s
+59° 53’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

153.44°
16.59°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 31 Camelopardalis star
Simplified finder chart for 31 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.2
Main-sequence

-0.27
A2V
9882K

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

HR 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.

124.22
404.97
-3 km/s
0.001 arcsec/y
-0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

31 Camelopardalis
SAO25447
SAO25447

Visibility from Your Location

31 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 06:14 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)