49 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 24.27° Az: 1.37° Direction: North

49 Camelopardalis is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

49 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its faintness, 49 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 49 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 49 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (-6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 48m 44s

Declination +62° 45’ 59”

Hour Angle 12h 10m 53s

Sidereal Time 19h 59m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 46m 27s

Declination +62° 49’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 153.79°

Galactic Latitude 30.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 49 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.49

Class Hypergiant

49 Camelopardalis is also a SrEu chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 1.94

Spectral Type F0

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 49 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 49 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

49 Camelopardalis is distant 264.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 81.17

Distance (light year) 264.61

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 49 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62140

SAO Catalogue SAO14322

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37934

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+63 733

General Catalogue of Variable Stars BC Cam

Visibility from Your Location

49 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 15:54 UTC (altitude: 78.7°)

Set Location

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