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4 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 48.67°   Az: 45.53°   Direction: South-South-West

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.

Image of 4 Camelopardalis star
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

04h 50m 08s
+56° 48’ 01”
20h 02m 23s
00h 52m 31s

J2000

04h 48m 00s
+56° 45’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

151.27°
7.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 4 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.3

1.82
A3
7795K

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

HR 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:

5.3
12.8
7.5
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.

49.70
162.03
19 km/s
0.05 arcsec/y
-0.148"/y

Alternative Designations

4 Camelopardalis
SAO24829
SAO24829

Visibility from Your Location

4 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 15:49 UTC (altitude: 73.1°)