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public  Rizal, Philippines Rizal, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:25 
Transit: 11:43 
Sunset: 18:02
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5 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:15 | Tran: 9:14 | Set: 16:09
Alt: 3.23°   Az: 325.67°   Direction: North-West

5 Camelopardalis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

5 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, 5 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 5 Camelopardalis star
DSS2 image of 5 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 5 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 57m 08s
+55° 17’ 53”
06h 34m 09s
11h 31m 17s

J2000

04h 55m 03s
+55° 15’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

153.07°
7.36°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 5 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.52
Main-sequence

-1.02
B9V
9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 5 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 5 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

5 Camelopardalis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 5 Camelopardalis double sysyem:

5.52
11.92
6.4
12.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

5 Camelopardalis is distant 661.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

202.84
661.26
2 km/s
-0.012 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

5 Camelopardalis
SAO24904
SAO24904

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 5 Camelopardalis rise, transit and set times from Rizal, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 34.7°
Max altitude: 44.5°
Azimuth: 325.3°