36 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 29.73° Az: 14.55° Direction: North-North-East

36 Camelopardalis is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

36 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.32. Because of its faintness, 36 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 36 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 36 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 15m 20s

Declination +65° 42’ 35”

Hour Angle 14h 08m 09s

Sideral Time 20h 23m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 12m 51s

Declination +65° 43’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 148.62°

Galactic Latitude 20.75°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 36 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.15

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature 4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 36 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 36 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

36 Camelopardalis is distant 641.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 196.85

Distance (light year) 641.73

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 36 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41927

SAO Catalogue SAO13756

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29490

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+65 517

FK5 Catalogue 233

Visibility from Your Location

36 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 06:44 UTC (altitude: 75.8°)

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

Location

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