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.

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

Right Ascension 06h 53m 35s

Declination +67° 32’ 24”

Hour Angle 02h 45m 23s

Sidereal Time 09h 38m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 50m 57s

Declination +67° 34’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 147.8°

Galactic Latitude 24.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 42 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.14

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.98

Spectral Type B4IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

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

Distance (parsec) 265.96

Distance (light year) 867.02

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 42 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD48879

SAO Catalogue SAO13973

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32864

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+67 454

FK5 Catalogue 2523

Visibility from Your Location

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

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