51 Camelopardalis

Altitude: 28.0° Azimuth: 350.6° Direction: North

51 Camelopardalis is a giant star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

51 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its reltive faintness, 51 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 51 Camelopardalis:

Color of 51 Camelopardalis ⬤

Magnitude of 51 Camelopardalis 5.92

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

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

Altitude: 28.0°
Azimuth: 350.6°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 51 Camelopardalis

51 Camelopardalis is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 51 Camelopardalis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 46m 40s

Declination J2000 +65° 27’ 20”

Galactic Longitude 150.76°

Galactic Latitude 30.2°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 51 Camelopardalis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 51 Camelopardalis.

Visibility of 51 Camelopardalis from your location

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

51 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 14:27 UTC (altitude: 76.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 51 Camelopardalis

The image below is a photograph of 51 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 51 Camelopardalis is 0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 51 Camelopardalis from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 101.83 pc

Distance (light year) 331.98 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 51 Camelopardalis

51 Camelopardalis belongs to spectral class K2

Absolute magnitude 0.88

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature of 51 Camelopardalis 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 51 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Alternative designations of 51 Camelopardalis

Flamsteed designation 51 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62066

SAO Catalogue SAO14321

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37949

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+65 593

FK5 Catalogue 2602

In Evidence

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