5 Camelopardalis

Altitude: 17.9° Azimuth: 11.3° Direction: North-North-East

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

5 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its reltive faintness, 5 Camelopardalis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 5 Camelopardalis:

Color of 5 Camelopardalis ⬤

Magnitude of 5 Camelopardalis 5.52

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

5 Camelopardalis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 17.9°
Azimuth: 11.3°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 5 Camelopardalis

5 Camelopardalis is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 5 Camelopardalis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 55m 03s

Declination J2000 +55° 15’ 33”

Galactic Longitude 153.07°

Galactic Latitude 7.36°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 5 Camelopardalis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 5 Camelopardalis.

Visibility of 5 Camelopardalis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

5 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 11:36 UTC (altitude: 86.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 5 Camelopardalis

The image below is a photograph of 5 Camelopardalis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 5 Camelopardalis is -0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 5 Camelopardalis from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 202.84 pc

Distance (light year) 661.26 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 5 Camelopardalis

5 Camelopardalis belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.02

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature of 5 Camelopardalis 9652K

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

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

5 Camelopardalis 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:

Main star magnitude 5.52

Secondary star magnitude 11.92

Magnitude difference 6.4

Separation 12.9 arcsec

Alternative designations of 5 Camelopardalis

Flamsteed designation 5 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD30958

SAO Catalogue SAO24904

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP22854

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 941

FK5 Catalogue 2367

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3508

In Evidence

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