7 Camelopardalis

7 Camelopardalis is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

7 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 4.47. Because of its moderate brightness, 7 Camelopardalis should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 7 Camelopardalis:

Color of 7 Camelopardalis ⬤

Magnitude of 7 Camelopardalis 4.47

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 7 Camelopardalis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 24°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 7 Camelopardalis

7 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 7 Camelopardalis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 57m 17s

Declination J2000 +53° 45’ 07”

Galactic Longitude 154.47°

Galactic Latitude 6.68°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 7 Camelopardalis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 7 Camelopardalis.

Visibility of 7 Camelopardalis from your location

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

7 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 16:26 UTC (altitude: 87.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 7 Camelopardalis

The image below is a photograph of 7 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 7 Camelopardalis is -0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 7 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 7 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 7 Camelopardalis from the Sun and relative movement

7 Camelopardalis is distant 375.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 115.21 pc

Distance (light year) 375.58 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 7 Camelopardalis

7 Camelopardalis belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.84

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature of 7 Camelopardalis 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 7 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 7 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

7 Camelopardalis star system properties

7 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 7 Camelopardalis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.47

Secondary star magnitude 7.87

Magnitude difference 3.4

Separation 0.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of 7 Camelopardalis

Flamsteed designation 7 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31278

SAO Catalogue SAO24929

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23040

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 829

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3536

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