8 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 20.04° Az: 335.53° Direction: North-North-West

8 Camelopardalis is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

8 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its faintness, 8 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.

DSS2 image of 8 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 8 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 01m 48s

Declination +53° 11’ 29”

Hour Angle 09h 17m 59s

Sidereal Time 14h 19m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 59m 46s

Declination +53° 09’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 155.17°

Galactic Latitude 6.61°

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Finder chart for 8 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.08

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.78

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature 3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 8 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 8 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

8 Camelopardalis is distant 767.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 235.29

Distance (light year) 767.06

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 8 Camelopardalis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD31579

SAO Catalogue SAO24943

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23216

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+52 906

Visibility from Your Location

8 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 13:08 UTC (altitude: 88.3°)

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