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53 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 25.17°   Az: 341.81°   Direction: North-North-West

53 Camelopardalis is a variable star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

53 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, 53 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 53 Camelopardalis star
DSS2 image of 53 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 53 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 03m 48s
+60° 15’ 15”
09h 41m 10s
17h 44m 58s

J2000

08h 01m 42s
+60° 19’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

156.73°
31.95°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 53 Camelopardalis star
Simplified finder chart for 53 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.01
53 Camelopardalis is also a SrCrEu chemically peculiar star.

1.04
A2
8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 53 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 53 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

53 Camelopardalis is distant 320.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

98.43
320.87
-5 km/s
-0.037 arcsec/y
-0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

53 Camelopardalis
SAO14402
SAO14402

Visibility from Your Location

53 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 08:32 UTC (altitude: 81.2°)