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public  Masaba, Philippines Masaba, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:30 
Transit: 11:49 
Sunset: 18:09
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42 Camelopardalis

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:28 | Tran: 11:16 | Set: 19:00
Alt: -6.86°   Az: 345.73°   Direction: North-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 36s
+67° 32’ 23”
09h 20m 41s
16h 14m 17s

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

Today's 42 Camelopardalis rise, transit and set times from Masaba, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 22.5°
Max altitude: 33.0°
Azimuth: 337.5°