7 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 16.73° Az: 12.80° Direction: North-North-East

7 Camelopardalis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

7 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 4.47. Because of its moderate brightness, 7 Camelopardalis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 59m 18s

Declination +53° 47’ 21”

Hour Angle 13h 24m 10s

Sidereal Time 18h 23m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 57m 17s

Declination +53° 45’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 154.47°

Galactic Latitude 6.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 7 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.47

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.84

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 375.58

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 7 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31278

SAO Catalogue SAO24929

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23040

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 829

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3536

Visibility from Your Location

7 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 19:34 UTC (altitude: 87.7°)

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