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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:07 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:45
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42 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 64.38°   Az: 324.29°   Direction: North-West

42 Camelopardalis is a sub-giant star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

42 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, 42 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 42 Camelopardalis star
DSS2 image of 42 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 42 Camelopardalis during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 53m 35s
+67° 32’ 24”
02h 45m 23s
09h 38m 58s

J2000

06h 50m 57s
+67° 34’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

147.8°
24.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 42 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.14
Sub-giant

-1.98
B4IV
12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 42 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 42 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

42 Camelopardalis is distant 867.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

265.96
867.02
5 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

42 Camelopardalis
SAO13973
SAO13973

Visibility from Your Location

42 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 15:15 UTC (altitude: 73.9°)