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47 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 22.34°   Az: 350.01°   Direction: North

47 Camelopardalis is a double star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

47 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, 47 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 47 Camelopardalis star
DSS2 image of 47 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 47 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 24m 28s
+59° 51’ 07”
10h 45m 26s
18h 09m 55s

J2000

07h 22m 17s
+59° 54’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

156.84°
27.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 47 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.35

2.12
A8
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 47 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 47 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

47 Camelopardalis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 47 Camelopardalis double sysyem:

6.35
10.85
4.5
2.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

47 Camelopardalis is distant 229.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

70.27
229.09
7 km/s
0.003 arcsec/y
0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

47 Camelopardalis
SAO26298
SAO26298

Visibility from Your Location

47 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 22:11 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)