40 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 23.42° Az: 13.82° Direction: North-North-East

40 Camelopardalis is a double giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

40 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, 40 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 40 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 40 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 17m 57s

Declination +59° 59’ 19”

Hour Angle 13h 43m 59s

Sidereal Time 20h 01m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 15m 40s

Declination +59° 59’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 154.43°

Galactic Latitude 19.01°

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Finder chart for 40 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.35

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.57

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature 4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 40 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 40 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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:

Main star magnitude 5.35

Secondary star magnitude 10.45

Magnitude difference 5.1

Separation 102.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 152.91

Distance (light year) 498.47

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 40 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD42633

SAO Catalogue SAO13772

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP29730

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 938

Visibility from Your Location

40 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 14:20 UTC (altitude: 81.5°)

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