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51 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 32.91°   Az: 22.19°   Direction: North-North-East

51 Camelopardalis is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

51 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, 51 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 51 Camelopardalis star
DSS2 image of 51 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 51 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 49m 02s
+65° 23’ 32”
15h 18m 24s
23h 07m 27s

J2000

07h 46m 40s
+65° 27’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

150.76°
30.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 51 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.92
Giant

0.88
K2
4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 51 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 51 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

51 Camelopardalis is distant 331.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

101.83
331.98
-29 km/s
0.027 arcsec/y
0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

51 Camelopardalis
SAO14321
SAO14321

Visibility from Your Location

51 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 22:24 UTC (altitude: 76.1°)