43 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 33.39° Az: 15.07° Direction: North-North-East

43 Camelopardalis is a giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

43 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its faintness, 43 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 43 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 43 Camelopardalis during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 56m 21s

Declination +68° 51’ 19”

Hour Angle 14h 27m 58s

Sideral Time 21h 24m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 53m 42s

Declination +68° 53’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 146.42°

Galactic Latitude 25.38°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 43 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.31

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.13

Temperature 12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 43 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 43 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

43 Camelopardalis is distant 1,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 306.75

Distance (light year) 1,000.00

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 43 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD49340

SAO Catalogue SAO13986

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33104

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+69 394

FK5 Catalogue 259

Visibility from Your Location

43 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 06:02 UTC (altitude: 72.6°)

Set Location

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