4 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 21.34° Az: 17.89° Direction: North-North-East

4 Camelopardalis is a multiple star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

4 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.3. Because of its faintness, 4 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 4 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Camelopardalis during the next 1000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.47 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 50m 07s

Declination +56° 48’ 00”

Hour Angle 14h 06m 01s

Sidereal Time 18h 56m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 48m 00s

Declination +56° 45’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 151.27°

Galactic Latitude 7.54°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.3

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.82

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature 7795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

4 Camelopardalis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 4 Camelopardalis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.3

Secondary star magnitude 12.8

Magnitude difference 7.5

Separation 99 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

4 Camelopardalis is distant 162.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 49.70

Distance (light year) 162.03

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.148"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 4 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30121

SAO Catalogue SAO24829

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22287

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 973

FK5 Catalogue 175

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3432

Visibility from Your Location

4 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 13:23 UTC (altitude: 84.7°)

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