37 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 82.53° Az: 356.52° Direction: North

37 Camelopardalis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

37 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its faintness, 37 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 37 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 37 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 12m 13s

Declination +58° 55’ 44”

Hour Angle 00h 03m 29s

Sidereal Time 06h 15m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 09m 59s

Declination +58° 56’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 155.18°

Galactic Latitude 17.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 37 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.36

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.21

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 37 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 37 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

37 Camelopardalis is distant 349.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 107.07

Distance (light year) 349.04

Radial Speed 31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 37 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41597

SAO Catalogue SAO25597

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29246

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+58 897

Visibility from Your Location

37 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 14:41 UTC (altitude: 82.6°)

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