40 Camelopardalis
40 Camelopardalis is a double giant star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.
40 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its reltive faintness, 40 Camelopardalis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 40 Camelopardalis:
40 Camelopardalis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 81.0°
Azimuth: 16.4°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 40 Camelopardalis
40 Camelopardalis is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 40 Camelopardalis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 40 Camelopardalis in the sky:

Visibility of 40 Camelopardalis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
40 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 01:33 UTC (altitude: 81.5°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 40 Camelopardalis
The image below is a photograph of 40 Camelopardalis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 40 Camelopardalis is 0.033 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 40 Camelopardalis from the Sun and relative movement
40 Camelopardalis is distant 498.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 40 Camelopardalis
40 Camelopardalis belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 40 Camelopardalis is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.

40 Camelopardalis star system properties
40 Camelopardalis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 40 Camelopardalis double sysyem: